. The medical and surgical history of the war of the rebellion. (1861-65). Prepared, in accordance with the acts of Congress, under the direction of Surgeon general Joseph K. Barnes, United States army . se); 3, Kitchen on the flr*t floor, cooks qnarters on l!io second ; 4, Laundry and lirj-ing-room ou the first floor, quarters of female attendants on tbo^■■conl; 5, Dining-room on the first fluor, ward on the second ; 0, Guard-house ; 7, Sinks. A 912 THE GENERAL HOSPITALS. Patteksox Park Hospital, Baltimore, Md.—The barracks at Patterson Park were converted to hospital usein April, 1862. They


. The medical and surgical history of the war of the rebellion. (1861-65). Prepared, in accordance with the acts of Congress, under the direction of Surgeon general Joseph K. Barnes, United States army . se); 3, Kitchen on the flr*t floor, cooks qnarters on l!io second ; 4, Laundry and lirj-ing-room ou the first floor, quarters of female attendants on tbo^■■conl; 5, Dining-room on the first fluor, ward on the second ; 0, Guard-house ; 7, Sinks. A 912 THE GENERAL HOSPITALS. Patteksox Park Hospital, Baltimore, Md.—The barracks at Patterson Park were converted to hospital usein April, 1862. They consisted of four long two-story buildings arranged in the form of a hollow square. Each was200 X 22 feet, the lower rooms 7i feet high, the upper 12 feet; a two-story veranda ran along the sides facing the enclo-sure. In other respects the buildings were similar to those at the JIcKiin mansion. They aftbrded space for seven-teen wards, eight on the lower floor and nine on the upper, each about 50 feet long, enclosing a total of 184,800 cubicfeet, or an air-space of 434 feet to each of the 426 beds at one time contained in them. Further details are shownon the ground plan submitted below. T.


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