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On this 40-acre plateau, the Confederates built Chimborazo Hospital, one of the largest and best-known Civil War military hospitals, and from 1861-1865 78,000 sick and wounded Confederate soldiers passed through it. Its neat rows of buildings enhanced ventilation and served as a model for many postwar hospitals. None of Chimborazo's 150 wooden structures survives today. Dr. John R. Gildersleeve recalled a large, imposing, and attractive hospital that resembled a town, with buildings separated by wide alleys and streets, ample space for drives and walks, clean streets and alleys, lime-whitened buildings, and a grand view from its elevated site.
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Richmond, Virginia · United States
