Armory Square Hospital, Washington, Unknown, 1863–65

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Armory Square Hospital, Washington, 1863–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: × 20 cm (6 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American), After the first land battle at Bull Run, both the Union and the Confederacy saw the need for large hospitals. Confederate States President Jefferson Davis acted first and began construction of five hospitals near Richmond, Virginia, in 1861; the largest of these, Chimborazo, reportedly treated about seventy-six thousand patients during the war

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Size: 4698px × 4061px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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