Antique Civil War Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital West Philadelphia Print 1864

Description

Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital, West Philadelphia
Artist: Charles Magnus
Title: Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital, West Philadelphia
Scarce 1864 chromolithograph depicting the Satterlee General Hospital, West Philadelphia.
Approximately 20” x 24.25” as matted. Print measures approximately 17.5” x 22.75”.
Information about the hospital is printed in the margin: "This is perhaps the largest and most complete Army Hospital in the world. It covers sixteen acres of ground. There are 21 wards, containing 4500 beds. The length of the buildings is 900 feet. There are altogether 7 acres of floors. It was opened for the reception of our brave sick and wounded soldiers, June 9th, 1862. Admitted up to May 27, 1864 12,773. Deaths, 260. Since the great battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, there have been several hundred tents put up outside of the enclosure, as the accommodations are not sufficient for the large numbers of patients daily arriving from the field."
Very Good Condition. Print has minor wear, old age toning and soiling. Tears and corner loss (corner) in margins. Older matting that shows signs of age.
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