Field Hospitals - Second Corps

Field Hospitals - Second Corps (HMBQR)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 47.355', W 77° 12.875'

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Medical Department

— Army of the Potomac —

Army of the Potomac
Medical Department
Field Hospitals
Second Corps

The Division Hospitals of the Second Corps were located July 2nd at the Granite School House but were soon removed to near Rock Creek west of the creek and six hundred yards southeast of the Bushman House. They remained there until closed August 7th, 1863. These Hospitals cared for 2200 Union and 952 Confederate wounded.

Medial Director 2nd Corps Surgeon A.N. Dougherty U.S. Volunteers
1st Division Surgeon R.C. Stiles U.S. Volunteers
2nd Division Surgeon J.F. Dyer 10th Massachusetts Infantry
3rd Division Surgeon Isaac Scott 7th West Va. Infantry
Medical Officer in charge of the Corps Hospitals Surgeon Justin Dwinelle 106th Pennsylvania.
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HM NumberHMBQR
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Year Placed1914
Placed ByGettysburg National Military Park Commission
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 7:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 310375 N 4406712
Decimal Degrees39.78925000, -77.21458333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 47.355', W 77° 12.875'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 47' 21.30" N, 77° 12' 52.50" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 400 Hospital Rd Extended, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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