Civil war hospitals question.

[Deese]

I keep hearing about how certain houses near where I live in Mebane,NC were civil war hospitals.A friend of mine and I were discussing this last night,how could there have been a civil war hospital nearby when there were no battles nearby? The latest one I have been told about is even supposed to have blood stains in the wood floors that can never be washed away.Is this baloney or what? Where was the closest battle? down east somwhere I think.

 

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[BamaBill]

Most of these were probably convalescent hospitals for badly sick or wounded that were taking some time to heal.

 

[ivan salis]

there were 2 very differant types of hospitals ---#1 battle feild hospitals and then there were #2 "recovery hospitals" where those that survived the carnage of battle feild hospitals were sent to recover and heal up to either be returned to duty or dischaged as "unfit for farther service" ---if the bone was shattered the limb was generally cut off in the feild hospital ---however if the wound was of the non shattered bone type ( say a "serious flesh wound" type) it was often not cut off in hopes of saving the arm or leg but rather cleaned and bandaged as best as possible ---however often limbs treated this way at the "feild" hospitals still became infected and the limbs often had to be cut off at the recovery hospitals (thus the blood stained areas --from blood soaking into the wood day in and day out --day after day) -- also many soldiers died of various diseases in those often over crowded "rest and recovery" hospitals -- often there were burn or burial pits where the cut off limbs and blood soiled or "diseased" soldiers uniforms were burnt or buried or both burnt then buried nearby the hospital location .

 

[Deese]

Very good information,thanks.I bought a gti-1500 yesterday and when it gets here I am going to check the place out.

 

[CWnut]

To die in battle was a noble idea during the civil war, however a common soldier was more likely to perish from typhoid, dysentery, tb, pneumonia or any of the other diseases which were spread among troops. Thousands of young men from out of hollows and off the farms were cast together, most lacking basic knowledge of sanitation. Creeks and wells quickly became sewers. Simple procedures such as washing your hands or covering a cough were unheard of. One Union general, i can't recall his name, was given a medal for coming up with the idea of moving the latrines downstream from the camp. So a great many hospitals were established for the sick rather than the wounded.

 

[ivan salis]

more soldiers died from disease than bullets --a simple scrape / cut could become infected and kill you pre antibotic 's .