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Forrest Hall Prison (Forest Hall Military Prison)
Last Modified:
2012-01-26
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prison
Additional Information:
Forrest Hall Prison was a place of detention for deserters and stragglers. Their sick were usually treated in general hospitals, particularly Stone General Hospital, where the sick were sent. No one treated in the prison itself.
Sources:
"Washington and Georgetown, D.C.,"
Indexes to Field Records of Hospitals, 1821-1912
, Manuscript Record Group 94, National Archives.
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