Confederate Hospital in Newton, Mississippi

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Confederate Hospital

Newton, MS, USA

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In 1863, Willis R. Norman received a Confederate government contract to construct a hospital in Newton. The hospital complex, which is said to have consisted of seven hospital and commissary buildings, was built on this site. Approximately 1000 Confederates soldiers were treated here: of this number about 100 died.

Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00

Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy

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