Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10

street road, near Soldiers Home, was 10.
Gated Hardwood. a makeshift of frame
from September, 1862, to May, 1866 under
the successive charge of Surgeon F. E.
Mitchell. LIST Maryland Regiment DR.,
Thomas Antisell and DR.. Robert E. Bonte-
cou.
On Boundary street. at the northern
limit of 9th and 9th streets northwest, Sur
geon Jedidiah H. Baxter, U. s. ". opened
what was known as the Campbell Hospital
He was succeeded by DR.. A. F. Selden. U.
). ", who then remained until the hos
pital was closed in July. 1866. the buildings
being transferred to the bureau Of refugees
freedmen, ETC., and opened as Freedmen S
Hospital.
The square between II and and I'd and
90 streets northwest was occupied by the
Stanton Hospital from December, 1862. to
October, 1865. Drs. J. A. Lidell G. A. Mier-
sick and B. B. Wilson were the surgeons in
the order named.
North Of Boundary street, on the Bladens-
burg road. near Kendall Green, were a
and other buildings. and tents, designated
as the Finley Hospital, in charge, from
July, 1862, to 1865, of Drs. r. A. Bradley,
jr., and G. L. Pancoast.
The Alexandria Hospitals.
Below are given the buildings used as hos
pitfalls in Alexandria, with their location:
Bayne's residence, Water and King streets;
Bellhaven Female Institute. Queen and ST.
Asaph streets: Mrs Beverley's, Washing
ton between Oronoco and Princess streets:
a building on Cameron near Water street !;
Grace Church, Patrick street; Friends
Meeting House, st. Asaph and Wolfe
streets; Methodist Episcopal Church South !;
Second Presbyterian Church: St. Paul s
Episcopal Church.; Commissary Hospital,
Prince street; Mrs. Daingerfields, Wolfe
and Pitt streets; Female Boarding School,
Washington between Green and Cameron
streets; W. H. Fowle's residence; B. Hal
loWells residence: j. S. HallowelPs Female
Seminary: Rev. J. T. Johnsons, Prince
street near Columbus; L'Ouverture, Wash
ington and Prince streets: Lyceum. Wash
ington and Prince streets; Mansion House:
McVeigh's residence, st. Asaph and Cam
eron streets, and Il. B. Robertson's resi-
dence, Prince and Columbia streets.
Institutions Of Less Importance.
This review gives in brief and condensed
in operation at various periods during the
war. Such as have been omitted are here
with subjoined
There was a United States army hospital
in the lexington or Gales mansion, on the
east side of the Bladensburg road.
Among the general hospitals may be EMU
merated Ebenezer (Ebenezer church,: Ri
cord, same as Desmarre's and Giesboro', at
Giesboro' Point, D. c.
Among the hospitals were: Camp Stone
man Cavalry depot at Giesboro' POINT: :
Martindale barracks, at intersection of
Pennsylvania and New Hampshire ave-
nues and 23d street, running to 22d and
streets; Rush barracks. in White House
grounds, south of Executive Mansion; Rey-
nods barracks, in White House grounds,
south Of Executive Mansion; Camp Fry
same as Martindale barracks: Sedgwick
barracks, between 18th and 18th, NJ and n
streets; Sherburne barracks. LIST and E
streets southeast, at the intersection Of
North Carolina and New Jersey avenues:
Russell, same as Sherburne; WiseWell, 18th
and O streets, running to P and Q streets;
Camp Barry artillery camp of instruction.
Corcoran farm, H street northeast, near the
toll gate; Camp Ohio Hospital. near Tenley
town, D. c.; Williams barracks. same as
Sedgwck barracks; United States barracks.
Sth street southeast, near navy yard, and
Engineer Brigade Hospital, l street south
east, near navy yard.
Diversions Shared by Non-Patients.
AS may be readily supposed, during the
early part of the war the hospital arrange
ments were anything but perfect, but in a
comparatively little while, under strict mil
itary discipline, places that hitherto had
for the sick and wounded were made most
acceptable and comfortable for those in
need of medical and surgical advice.
In a number of instances the surgeons
encouraged for convaleScent patients such
amusements as would be Of beneficial effect
to their minds Acting by amateurs of
ability singing and dancing and diversified
forms of amusement were introduced to
help pass away the weary hours of hospital
detention 1t Is recalled that at the Camp
bell Hospital a theatrical party, under an
actor named White. gave weekly enter
tainmentS, which were attended by Sena-
tors, representatives and prominent gov