Finding Aid to the Pratt Hospital Muster Roll
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
PRATT HOSPITAL MUSTER ROLL (1864)
The collection consists of one portion of a Muster Roll for Miss Rebecca SMITH,
Assistant Matron of Pratt Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, dated 31 August 1864, and
miscellaneous notes concerning the hospital.
FOLDER 1
Muster Roll 31 August 1864
Notes on Pratt Hospital
PRATT HOSPITAL
Pratt Hospital was established in September 1863 as the hospital for Camp Davis in
Lynchburg, Virginia. "This camp housed troops being matriculated into the 2nd Virginia
Cavalry and 11th Virginia Infantry, among others." Pratt Hospital was called upon to
accept "overflow casualties" from other hospitals in the General Hospital system, in
addition to the patients from Camp Davis. In May 1864, for example, "more than 3,000
patients spilled over to Pratt from the other hospitals."
[Peter W. Houck, A Prototype of a Confederate Hospital Center in Lynchburg, Virginia (Lynchburg:
Warwick House Publ., 1986), p. 37.]
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2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
PRATT HOSPITAL MUSTER ROLL (1864)
The collection consists of one portion of a Muster Roll for Miss Rebecca SMITH,
Assistant Matron of Pratt Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, dated 31 August 1864, and
miscellaneous notes concerning the hospital.
FOLDER 1
Muster Roll 31 August 1864
Notes on Pratt Hospital
PRATT HOSPITAL
Pratt Hospital was established in September 1863 as the hospital for Camp Davis in
Lynchburg, Virginia. "This camp housed troops being matriculated into the 2nd Virginia
Cavalry and 11th Virginia Infantry, among others." Pratt Hospital was called upon to
accept "overflow casualties" from other hospitals in the General Hospital system, in
addition to the patients from Camp Davis. In May 1864, for example, "more than 3,000
patients spilled over to Pratt from the other hospitals."
[Peter W. Houck, A Prototype of a Confederate Hospital Center in Lynchburg, Virginia (Lynchburg:
Warwick House Publ., 1986), p. 37.]
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Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Pratt Hospital Muster Roll
Subject
finding aids
Pratt Hospital (Lynchburg, Va.)
Civil War -- hospital records
Description
Finding aid to the Pratt Hospital Muster Roll kept at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The roll dates to 31 August 1864 and was kept by Rebecca Smith, Assistant Matron of the hospital.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1402FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Pratt Hospital Muster Roll,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/469.