Union Hospital Bed Card
Scope and Content
The collection contains a blank Union hospital card from the American Civil War. Entries on the first portion card include name, age, nativity, marital status, residence, and the address of nearest relative. It then asks for soldier rank, company, regiment, and the date admitted. The next section has a large box to fill in the diagnosis, then asks for the occasion wounded, the date, and the nature of missile or weapon. On the back of the card there are two large spaces to write in the treatment used and the results.
Dates
- c. 1861-1865
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Administrative Note
There is no information on the hospital of origin.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection contains a blank Union hospital card from the American Civil War. It includes sections for personal information, soldier rank, diagnosis, and treatment.
Source of Acquisition
The Union Hospital Bed Card was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in September 2017.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Union Hospital Bed Card by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Union Hospital Bed Card was completed in August 2025.
- Title
- Union Hospital Bed Card
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Olivia Tingle, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2025 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu