The hospital was located on Meridian hill, east of 14th Street NW, North of Stone General Hospital probably north of Prince's Mill Road (now Park Road NW).[1]
It is unclear who owned the land. Two versions exist:
The first version is that the land belonged to Samuel P. Brown who had purchased it the same year from William Selden. Selden was a Confederate sympathizer who had been forced to move back to his native Virginia when the Civil War started.[2]
The second version is that it belonged to Mr. Stone.[3]
Historyedit
Mount Pleasant General Hospital was a purpose-built hospital built in the winter of 1861-1862. During construction the buildings were guarded day and night by 9 soldiers under the orders of General Sykes to prevent attempts of incendiarism. It was based on plans provided by P.B. Wight, Esq. of New York and built under the approval of the Sanitary Commission.[4]
It covered about an acre and a half and contained ten wards along with a kitchen and an administration building two stories high on the south side, 80 feet long and connected to the back via a 275 feet long corridor to the wards (five on each side of it). A 27 feet wide yard was added between each building to introduce light and ventilation to the wards.[3]
The wards were 87 feet long and 28 feet wide and had both gas and water. The surgical room will be at the end of the corridor on the north side. It was fitted with the necessary equipment found in hospitals at the time. The kitchen laundry and other supporting services were on the east side of the administration building.[3]
In total, the whole structure was 380 feet long by 200 wide. All the buildings were constructed on piles and elevated 3 feet above the ground to limit the dampness from the soil.[3]
Designed originally for 400 patients, the hospital had a total of 1,618 beds. On the Census of December 17, 1864, 898 beds were occupied. This number was possible with the addition of tents.[3][4]
Picturesedit
Mount Pleasant Hospital - The administration building facing south
Mount Pleasant Hospital - View from the road looking east
mount, pleasant, general, hospital, union, civil, hospital, northwest, washington, which, operated, from, march, 1862, august, 1865, part, military, hospitals, united, stateswashington, coordinates38, 930434, 032577, 930434, 032577site, informationcontrolled, . Mount Pleasant General Hospital was a Union Civil War hospital in northwest Washington D C which operated from March 28 1862 to August 10 1865 Mount Pleasant General HospitalPart of military hospitals in the United StatesWashington D C Mount Pleasant General HospitalMount Pleasant General HospitalCoordinates38 55 50 N 77 01 57 W 38 930434 N 77 032577 W 38 930434 77 032577Site informationControlled byUnion ArmySite historyBuilt1862In use1862 1865Battles warsAmerican Civil War Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Pictures 4 See also 5 ReferencesLocation editThe hospital was located on Meridian hill east of 14th Street NW North of Stone General Hospital probably north of Prince s Mill Road now Park Road NW 1 It is unclear who owned the land Two versions exist The first version is that the land belonged to Samuel P Brown who had purchased it the same year from William Selden Selden was a Confederate sympathizer who had been forced to move back to his native Virginia when the Civil War started 2 The second version is that it belonged to Mr Stone 3 History editMount Pleasant General Hospital was a purpose built hospital built in the winter of 1861 1862 During construction the buildings were guarded day and night by 9 soldiers under the orders of General Sykes to prevent attempts of incendiarism It was based on plans provided by P B Wight Esq of New York and built under the approval of the Sanitary Commission 4 It covered about an acre and a half and contained ten wards along with a kitchen and an administration building two stories high on the south side 80 feet long and connected to the back via a 275 feet long corridor to the wards five on each side of it A 27 feet wide yard was added between each building to introduce light and ventilation to the wards 3 The wards were 87 feet long and 28 feet wide and had both gas and water The surgical room will be at the end of the corridor on the north side It was fitted with the necessary equipment found in hospitals at the time The kitchen laundry and other supporting services were on the east side of the administration building 3 In total the whole structure was 380 feet long by 200 wide All the buildings were constructed on piles and elevated 3 feet above the ground to limit the dampness from the soil 3 Designed originally for 400 patients the hospital had a total of 1 618 beds On the Census of December 17 1864 898 beds were occupied This number was possible with the addition of tents 3 4 Pictures edit nbsp Mount Pleasant Hospital The administration building facing south nbsp Mount Pleasant Hospital View from the road looking eastSee also edit nbsp American Civil War portal Washington D C in the American Civil War Medicine in the American Civil War Armory Square Hospital Finley Hospital Lincoln Hospital Harewood General HospitalReferences edit Pointers to Quicken the Memories of the Veterans The Washington Times October 06 1902 page 2 Mount Pleasant Historic District brochure a b c d e Extensive Hospital Buildings National Republican January 7 1862 a b Civil War Washington Hospitals Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Pleasant General Hospital amp oldid 1027867678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
