Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-20

in September. 1865
Stone Hospital had for its nucleus the resi-
dence of the late Vim. j. Stone now the home
OF Mrs. Logan, on what is now Columbia
Heights, opposite Columbian College. and some
frame wards and tents were erected adjoining.
1t was opened ia April, 1862. and closed June.
1865. The surgeons we're Is. L. Fryer, Z.
Glennan. c. A. Mccall and ]. d. Richards.
PATENT OFFICE HOSPITAL.
The north and west wings of the patent Of
fee building. in which troops had been quar-
tered from time to time, were arranged for
hospital uses. and under the name of the Patent
Office Hospital we're SO known from October,
1861, to March, 1868. The surgeons in charge
were Drs. John n. Green, ]. W. Bulkiey. J. C.
c. Downing. J. J. Woodward, A. Thompson. j.
d. Robinson and G. W. Hoover.
South of Washington Circle. between 22d
and 23d streets, the Circle Hospital was estab-
lished in September, 1861. 1t was in charge
of Surgeons l.. II. Holden and Henry Bryant,
and was in use for over year.
lexington was established in January, 1862
as the residence of the late Mr.. Joseph Gales
on the hill at the head of New York avenue
Frame wards and tents were put up and Drs
W. j. II. White and 5. A. Storrow were in
charge till the close of the hospital, April 3,
1863.
Carver Hospital was located in what is now
University. and was a collection of frame wards
and tents. 1t was opened in April 1862 and
was continued till after the close of the war
August. 1865. Surgeon o. o. Judson. A. A.
{. 7. Russell and L. s. Conner were i'll charge
Cliffburne Hospital was in the reBidence oil
Mrs. S. r. Hobbie. il the county. a short dis
lance north of the head of Goth street. First
the mansion was used and then tents and frame
buildings were added. 1t was run from April
to the close of 1867. and was in charge of John
s. Billings. A. s., L. S. A, and Henry Bryant,
surgeon. L. s. V.
Mt Pleasant Hospital was located on the
Holmead estate. about a mile beyond the
Boundary or Florida avenue. This like others
named. was collection of frame buildings and
tents. and the surgeons in charge we're Drs b.
Z. Fryer, from April to July. '62; c. a. Mccall,
to November. ga, and Harrison Allen to An.
gust, 1865. 1t was III use from april. 1862, to
August. 1865.
The Armory 9th and B streets southwest
now used by the fish commission. was erected
by the government a few years before the wal
for the military companies of the District. and
III the early part OF the war used by the
National Guard battalion. The United States
engineer battalion from Willetts' Point, which
took part in the Lincoln Inauguration. were
quartered here till they went to the front, and
II was occupied by various attachments for
some time later. In August. 1862, it was opened
as a hospital and in addition eight frame wards
fronting on 9TH street were erected, the whole
forming Armory Square Hospital. DR.. d. w.
Bliss, then surgeon of Michigan regiment
was the first surgeon III charge. and he con-
tinued from August, '62, to April, IS, and was
followed by Drs. C. c. Byrne and c. A. Leale.
LARGE HOSPITAL.
Emory Hospital was one of the most CON-
modious in the District, covering the ground
between 18th and 10th, B and d streets south
east 1t was opened in September. '62, and
continued till July, 1865. Drs. N. r. Moseley