Academy Green Hospital Civil War New Bern NC

MEDICINEINCIVIL WARNEW BERNThe following is an accounttaken from the Progressnewsaer regar!ing themilitar" hositals at NewBern# NC$ The %ositalsreference! in the articlewere known collecti&el"later in the war as '(oster)eneral %osital*The General Hospital at Academy Green is full of severelywounded men, and those who have undergone amputation.Two houses opposite are flled with wounded rebel prisoners, under charge of their own surgeons.The Masonic Hall the public hall ad!oining the "odge #oom$ is flled with the sic% of various regiments.These last two are branches of the original Academy Hospital, and are supplied from its %itchen.The best of food is furnished, e&cellent ventilation, good beds and %ind and attentive nurses.'r. George 'erby, of the Mass. ()d, has the general supervision, assisted by 'r. *ewton, Assistant+urgeon of the ,onn. -.th, and by'r. ,lar%, of /hitinsville, Mass., one of four surgeons recently sent by the Governor of that +tate.The wounded are cheerful, and spea% in the highest terms of their surgical and medical advisers, accommodations and nurses.The General Hospital, 0n ,raven +t., was ftted up by the rebels, and contains eleven wards, with about (1. beds. These wards are generally fnely aired, and well ventilated.They contain both thewounded and sic% patients.2nder the same name 3 ,raven +treet General Hospital4 3 are included the 0dd 5ellows6 Hall Hospital, in Middle +t., and the Merchants6 7an% Hospital, in ,raven +t., with about si&ty beds.This whole organi8ation is under the charge of 7rigade +urgeon 9ames 7ryan, of :hiladelphia, assisted by 'rs. +am6l ;neeland of 7oston, '. /. , "athrop of ,onnecticut, /. H. "eonard of *ew