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Domestic News
May 20, 1862
Daily Democrat And News
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
What is this article about?
Dispatch from Pittsburg Landing on May 17, 1862, requests Davenport to prepare a hospital for up to 500 wounded soldiers; local officials agree to accommodate 300, with arrivals expected within a week.
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WOUNDED AND SICK COMING.-The following dispatch was received yesterday which explains itself:
Pittsburg Landing, May 17, 1862
A. J. Barnett and Edward Housel, Davenport:
Fit up a hospital for five hundred wounded: or more: It will be filled up at once,
Will you do it?
Answer, telling how many
Ira M. Gifford.
A dispatch was immediately sent back to Mr. Gifford, telling him to send along three hundred and they will be provided for.
It will be seen from this that our citizens have got some work on their hands which must be attended to promptly, as the patients will probably be here in a week or less.
Pittsburg Landing, May 17, 1862
A. J. Barnett and Edward Housel, Davenport:
Fit up a hospital for five hundred wounded: or more: It will be filled up at once,
Will you do it?
Answer, telling how many
Ira M. Gifford.
A dispatch was immediately sent back to Mr. Gifford, telling him to send along three hundred and they will be provided for.
It will be seen from this that our citizens have got some work on their hands which must be attended to promptly, as the patients will probably be here in a week or less.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Charity Or Relief
What keywords are associated?
Wounded Soldiers
Hospital Preparation
Pittsburg Landing
Davenport
Civil War Dispatch
What entities or persons were involved?
A. J. Barnett
Edward Housel
Ira M. Gifford
Where did it happen?
Davenport
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Davenport
Event Date
May 17, 1862
Key Persons
A. J. Barnett
Edward Housel
Ira M. Gifford
Outcome
hospital preparation for 300 wounded soldiers agreed upon; arrivals expected within a week.
Event Details
Dispatch received requesting setup of hospital for 500 or more wounded from Pittsburg Landing; response sent agreeing to provide for 300 patients.