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Satterlee General Hospital
Originally named West Philadelphia Hospital and renamed after a veteran of the Mexican American War, Dr. Richard Sherwood Satterlee, Satterlee General...
Dorothea Lynde Dix
Dorothea Lynde Dix was born on April 4, 1802, in Hampden, Maine. As a young child, Dorothea moved to Worchester, Massachusetts, to live with her...
Chimborazo Hospital
Named after an inactive volcano in Ecuador, Chimborazo Hospital was the largest military hospital in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Originally...
Dr. James Brown McCaw
Dr. James Brown McCaw was born on July 12, 1823, in Richmond, Virginia. Born into a long line of doctors, McCaw continued in his father’s and...
Dr. Hunter H. McGuire
Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire was born on October 11, 1835, in Winchester, Virginia. One of seven children, McGuire’s family was a prominent medical...
A Fight for Life or Death
In the nation’s bloodiest conflict, there were two wars at play — the one between Union and Confederate forces and the other pitting life against...
