Beaufort, SC- Union Civil War Hospitals

**Union numbered Civil War hospitals LOC**

Locations of the hospitals on the map.

Union Hospital #1- The Paul Hamilton House, or the Oaks is located at 100 Laurens Street. Corner of King and Short Streets.

**Union Hospital #1 The Paul Hamilton House Link** **Wartime image**

Union Hospital #2- 604 Pinckney Street, the Edward Means House

**Union Hospital #2 The Edward Means House view from King Street Link** **Wartime image**

Union Hospital #3- The Talbird-Sams House sits at 313 Hancock Street. The house served as part of Union Hospital #3 during the Civil War. The John A Johnson House was also part of hospital #3.

**Hospital #3 mislabeled as #7 photo by Samuel A. Cooley** **Link Wartime image**

**Tailbird-Sams House- 313 Hancock Street**

Union Hospital #4- The William Wigg Barnwell House at 501 King Street. It formerly sat at the corner of Prince and Scott Streets until 1973.

**Union Hospital #4- William Barnwell House** **Link** **Wartime image**

Union Hospital #5- The building shown below, the Barnwell House/courthouse, is no longer standing.

**Union Hospital #5 Link** **by Samuel A. Cooley 1860** **The Barnwell Castle**

Union Hospital #6- Joseph Johnson House 411 Craven Street, in addition the house at 32.4334480, -80.6679461 may also have been part of hospital #6.

**Union Hospital #6- Link photo by Samuel A. Cooley** **1860**

**Corner of Federal and East may have been part of Hospital #6**

Union Hospital #7- The Edgar Fripp House is commonly known as “Tidalholm” because the Beaufort River practically surrounds it. Located at 1 Laurens Street. During the Civil War the house served as U.S. Hospital #7, which provided care for officers. Tidalholm marker- 32.4349722, -80.6645278

**Union Hospital #7 known as the James House owned by James Fripp during the war. Photo by Samuel A. Cooley**

Union Hospital #8- The Berber Barnwell Sams House 201 Laurens Street

**Union Hospital #8 Link** **photo by Samuel A Cooley**

Union Hospital #9- The John Joyner Smith House

**Union Hospital #9 view from Bay Street 32.4329825, -80.6777281 Link** **Wartime image**

Union Hospital #10- 705 Washington St Old Barnwell House, Elizabeth Gough House. This was the first General Hospital for Black soldiers in Beaufort and was established on April 12, 1863, under the charge of Dr. Milton Hawks. Both Milton and his wife Esther, who also worked here, were abolitionists and welcomed the opportunity. The Elizabeth Barnwell Gough House was sanctioned as Hospital #10. Some of the most celebrated African American troops including the 1st and 2nd South Carolina (Susie King Taylor’s regiment) and the 54th Massachusetts were treated here. It is believed that Susie King Taylor, Clara Barton, Charlotte Forten and Harriet Tubman volunteered here.