THE WAR HOSPITALS*
1861-1865
Washington, DC

Contributed by R. D. Winthrop

Legend:


No.


Hospital

1.
C Street Hospital. 360 and 364 C Street, NW.
2.
City Infirmary. North side of E Street, NW, between 4th and 5th Streets. Destroyed by fire in 1861.
3.
Fifth Street Hospital. Schoolhouse on 5th Street, NW, on Judiciary Square opposite F Street
4.
Seminary Hospital (Officers Hospital). Rear of Union Hotel, Corner Gay and Washington Streets, Georgetown.
5.
Columbian Hospital. Columbian College, on Meridan Hill, west of 14th Street Road.
6.
Circle Hospital. Riggs House, Corner 24th and K Streets, Washington, DC.
7.
Patent Office Hospital. 7th Street between P and G Streets, NW.
8.
St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Government Hospital for the Insane, near Uniontown (Anacostia).
9.
Douglas Hospital. "Minnesota Row" Corner. New Jersey Avenue and I Street, back to 2d and K Streets, NW, and was made up of the of the mansions of Senator Stephen Douglas, Vice President John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and Senator Henry M. Rice of Minnesota
10.
Eckington Hospital. In the Eckington (or Gales) Mansion on east side of Bladensburg Road (continuation of North Capitol Street).
11.
Finley Hospital. North of Boundary Street on Bladensburg Road near Kendall Green.
12.
Stone Hospital. Stone Mansion, Meridian Hill, east sid eof 14th Street Road, near Columbian College.
13.
Mount Pleasant Hospital. Barracks on Meridian Hill, east side of 14th Street Road north of Stone Hospital.
14.
Judiciary Square Hospital. Rear of City Hall at bock of 4th to 5th and E to G Streets NW.
15.
Carver Barracks Hospital. On Meridian Hill, near Colombian College.
16.
Cliffbourne & Cliffbourne Barracks Hospital (depot Camp for Veteran Reserve Corps): Meridian Hill, out 15th Street Road west of Columbian College.
17.
St. Aloysius Barracks: North Capitol and K Streets, NW, near St. Aloysius Church.
18.
College: Georgetown College at head of O Street, Georgetown.
19.
Union Hotel: Corner of Bridge and Washington Streets, Georgetown.
20.
Armory Square: On part of Reservation 17, east of 17th Street, running to B Street, SW in the old Columbia Armory and Barracks.
21.
Emory Hospital: About one mile east of the Capitol, near Alms House and Congressional Cemetery.
22.
Harewood Hospital: On Corcoran Farm on 7th Street Road near Soldiers's Home.
23.
Campbell: Boundary Street, northern limit of 5th and 6th Streets, NW.
24.
Stanton Barracks: I Street, NW, between 2d and 3d running to H Street.
25.
Lincoln Barracks (aka Lincoln Hospital): East Capitol Street near Emory General Hospital.
26.
Desmarre's (Eye and Ear) & Ricord (Venereal): Hill Mansion, corner of 14th Street and Massachusetts Avnue, NW.
27.
Eruptive Fever: 1st Street, between B and C Streets, SE.
28.
Kalorama Hospital: (Eruptive fever), Kalorama Heights on 21st Streets, NW.
29.
Ascension Hospital: Ascension Church, H Street between 9th and 10th Streets, NW.
30.
Cranch: Unitarian Church, corner, 6th and D Streets, NW.
31.
Epiphany Church: Epiphany Church, G Street between 13th and 14th Streets, NW.
32.
Trinity Church: Trinity Church, corner, 3rd and C Streets, NW.
33.
Caspari's: Caspari's House, #11 A Street, SE, near Capitol.
34.
Ryland: Ryland Chapel, corner of 10th and D Streets, SW.
35.
Ebenezer: Ebenezer Church, D Street between 4th and 5th Streets, SE.
36.
Odd Fellows' Hall:   8th Street, SE, near Navy Yard.
37.
Union Chapel: 20th Street, NW, near Pennsylvania Avenue.
38.
Presbyterian Church: At corner Bridge and Washington Streets, Georgetown.
39.
City Hall: Indiana and Louisiana Avenues between 4th and 5th Streets, NW.
40.
Water's Warehouse: High Street between Water and Bridge Streets, Georgetown.
41.
Trinity Church: Lingan Street between 1st and 2d Streets near Georgetown College.
42.
Dumbarton Street: Meth-Episcopal Church, between Congress and High Streets, Georgetown.
43.
Island Hall: Corner, 6th Street and Virginia Avenue, SW.
44.
Capitol: Part of Capitol Building.
45.
Giesboro: Giesboro Point, DC; Camp Stoneman (Cavalry Depot).
46.
Rush & Reynolds Barracks: White House Grounds, south of Mansion.
47.
Capitol Barracks: 2d Street between East Capitol and A Streets, SE.
48.
Martindale & Fry Barracks: Intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue and 23d Street, running to 22d and I Streets.
49.
Sedgwick & Williams Barracks: Between 18th and 19th and M and N Streets, NW.
50.
Sherburne & Russell Barracks: 1st and E Streets, SE, at intersection of North Carolina and New Jersey Avenues.
51.
Wisewell Barracks: 7th and O Streets, NW, running to P and Q Streets.
52.
Camp Barry (Artillery Camp of Instruction): Corcoran's Farm, H Street, NE, near Toll-Gate.
53.
Camp Ohio Hospital: near Tennallytown DC.
54.
Washington Arsenal: U. S. Arsenal Grounds.
55.
U. S. Barracks: 8th Street, SE, near Navy Yard.
56.
Engineer Brigade Hospital (Camp Alexander): 1st Street, SE, near Navy Yard.

                    Not Shown on Map:  Military Asylum Hospital

Sources:

Buckley, John Wells. "The War Hospitals". In Benjamin, Marcus (Ed.) Washington During War Time: A Series of Papers Showing the Military, Political, and Social Phases During 1861 to 1865, Washington, DC: National Tribune Press, 1902(??), pp. 138-153.

Leech, Margaret. Reville in Washington. Harper Brothers, New York, Connecticut, and London, 1941.

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