Title	Hospital Yard, Nashville
Description	Scene in the yard of a military hospital in Nashville, showing numerous men and women, some African American, among lines of hanging laundry.
Historical note	During the Civil War, hundreds of hospitals were established in cities and towns in both the North and the South. Some were specifically designed and built for that purpose, but others occupied existing buildings taken over for hospital use. Conditions in Civil War hospitals were grim and overcrowded, particularly after battles. Diseases spread rapidly, even though soldiers with contagious illnesses were separated from those who were wounded.
Date	1863 July
Place	Nashville (Tenn.)
Collection name	Library Collection
Subjects - LCSH	Civil War America United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals
Subjects - TGM	Military hospitals Laundry Women Photographs Military life Military hospitals Clotheslines Laundresses
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	3248
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Negative number	245
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