His orderly brought the cards to the nurse’s table where she The surgeon would write his prescription and orders on the cardĪbove each bed. Afterward the nurses had their ownīreakfast. Medications were dispensed andīreakfast was served to the patients. A covered walkway connected the buildings.Ī normal day for a nurse would begin with reveilleĪt 6am. At the end of the ward was the bathing room, waterĬloset and ward master’s room. The remaining pavilions each held about fifty beds.Ī section at the rear served as a dining room and a partitioned area provided In the rear of the building was a general kitchen, mess hall, and laundry. There were officers’ quarters, a post office, dispensary, and linen room. The hospital consisted of eleven long, pavilion style buildings placed 5 on each side of a center administration building which housed a reception room and offices for the surgeon in charge. Six hospitals were built according to their detailed specifications. Mosquitoes and flies spread malaria and other diseases. Instruments weren’t sterilized and soiled bandages littered the floors. There was poor sanitation and ventilation. Mothers, wives, and sisters came to care for their loved ones. People wandered in and out looking for wounded friends and family. These early hospitals had little security or privacy. ![]() By the end over 56 hospitals were scattered in and around Washington, D.C. When the war started there were no military hospitals and very few medical facilities. She served at Armory Square Hospital and her book provided so much information, I chose that hospital in which to set my story. While researching Civil War hospitals I came across a book by Amanda Akin Stearns, Lady Nurse of Ward E. Highlighting Historical Romance with Kathy Otten on American Civil War hospitals
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