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 Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital Posted by:  evrik
N 39° 56.946 W 075° 12.660
18S E 481975 N 4422129
A Union Army Hospital in Philadelphia
Waymark Code: WM5HT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2006
Views: 63
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One of largest and most complete Union Army hospitals during
the Civil War, from 1862 to 1865. With 4,500 beds in one-story buildings and
hundreds of tents, it occupied over 16 acres north of here. Named for Gen.
Richard Satterlee, Union Army Medical Purveyor. |
Marker Name: Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 11/08/2003
Marker Type: City
Location: At the Gettysburg Stone in Clark Park, between 43rd and 44th streets on Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia
Category: Military, Civil War
Website: [Web Link]
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