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Construction of a pavilion hospital during the Civil War

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 254

Abstract

Describes Crosby's construction of a pavilion style hospital at Poolesville, MD in August 1861

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1876

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite.

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

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Copyright

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Biographical Note

Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, Alpheus Benning Crosby, 1832-1877, was a third-generation New Hampshire physician. Educated at Dartmouth and Dartmouth Medical College, Crosby was appointed to the First New Hampshire Regiment as a surgeon from May to August 1861. He then served as brigade surgeon and medical director for the United States Volunteers on the staffs of generals Stone, Casey, Sedgwick, and Peck until his resignation from the army June... 30, 1862.

Late in 1861 the U.S. Army Sanitary Commission endorsed the construction of pavilion hospitals. In concept, they were buildings that adapted the basic shape of a tent. They provided the fresh air and good ventilation of a tent while also offering protection from the weather and warmth. Fresh air was considered necessary to the healthy operation of field hospitals.

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Collection Summary

Three handwritten pages which excerpt portions of "A Lost Art in Surgery," a paper Crosby wrote and presented to the New Hampshire Medical Society after the Civil War. It describes Crosby's construction of a pavilion style hospital at Poolesville, MD in August 1861 while he was a division surgeon for General Charles P. Stone.
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