. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . GlARDIXG 51 PPLIKSFOR THE SlT{(,KO\-WITH THE 1865. * jTlH] UNITED STATES GENERAL HOSPITAL BY THE RIVER AT JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA This type of hospital was highly recommended by the United States medical department, though it was not often built complete here. The wards radiatt like the spokes of a wheel from a covered passageway which extends completely around the this circle was a bakery, laundry, offices, and rooms for th
. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . GlARDIXG 51 PPLIKSFOR THE SlT{(,KO\-WITH THE 1865. * jTlH] UNITED STATES GENERAL HOSPITAL BY THE RIVER AT JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA This type of hospital was highly recommended by the United States medical department, though it was not often built complete here. The wards radiatt like the spokes of a wheel from a covered passageway which extends completely around the this circle was a bakery, laundry, offices, and rooms for the surgeons. Notable are the roof ventilation and the large numberof windows. Camp Nelson, shown below, was originally organized by Major-General George H. Thomas in 1861, for the purpose ofbringing together the first Kentucky troops to go to the war. It was an open question that year whether Kentucky would espousethe cause of the North or the South. The Southern sympathizers, led by Simon B. Buckner, organized a State Guard, and the Union
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