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Emory General Hospital (Convalescent Hospital)
Last Modified:
2011-09-26
Category:
military
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hospital
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general
Beginning date (not before):
1862-07-03
Beginning date (not after):
1862-07-03
Ending date (not before):
1865-07-20
Ending date (not after):
1865-07-20
Additional Information:
Mainly a convalescent hospital, Emory General was located in wooden barracks formerly used by the Sixth U.S. Cavalry. Upon its close, Emory General sent its patients to Lincoln General Hospital.
Sources:
"Washington and Georgetown, D.C.,"
Indexes to Field Records of Hospitals, 1821-1912
, Manuscript Record Group 94, National Archives.
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Ball, Patrick
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Relationship Additional Information:
Ball received a bayonet wound of the scalp on May 8, 1864 at Wilderness, Virginia. Ball was hospitalized at Emory Hospital, Washington, DC from May 13, 1864 until May 16, 1864.
Relationship Last Modified:
2011-11-09
Relationship Beginning Date:
May 13, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
May 16, 1864
Beck, William J.
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Relationship Additional Information:
Beck was admitted to Emory Hospital after initially receiving treatment in the field hospital of the 1st division, Ninth Corps. Beck died while under care at Emory Hospital.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-09
Relationship Beginning Date:
June 24, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
July 08, 1864
Bivens, Joseph O.
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Relationship Additional Information:
Bivens was treated for a fracture of the lower jaw at Emory Hospital and returned to duty several weeks following his injury.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-13
Relationship Beginning Date:
June 22, 1863
Relationship Ending Date:
Aug 13, 1863-Aug 18, 1863
