Chimborazo Hospital
On this hill stood
Chimborazo Hospital
1862-1865
Established by
Surgeon General S.P. Moore, C.S.A.
Directed by Dr. James B. McCaw.
At that time, it was the
largest military hospital in the world. It
consisted of 150 buildings and 100 tents
and cared for 76,000 patients with a
mortality of less than 10 per cent.
This tablet is placed by the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
1934
Marker can be reached from East Grace Street, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
