LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Item #: CWB13578
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2 1/2 X 2 3/4 ~ SOME PEEL ON REVERSE
The college’s success was halted with the outbreak of the Civil War. The three professors enlisted in the Confederate army, and many of the students followed, enlisting in the Capital Guards under the command of Gordon N. Peay. The Grand Lodge gave permission to the Confederate forces in Little Rock to use the college as a hospital, and they erected eleven buildings. When Union general Frederick Steele took Little Rock on September 10, 1863, the Union army also used the college and its campus as a hospital. The college was also the site of the January 8, 1864, execution of Confederate spy David O. Dodd. By 1865, the college was a major military hospital serving over 8,000 patients. In 1867, the U.S. government returned the land and buildings of the college to the Grand Lodge. St. Johns’ resumed classes in October 1867 with Luke E. Barber as president.
The college’s success was halted with the outbreak of the Civil War. The three professors enlisted in the Confederate army, and many of the students followed, enlisting in the Capital Guards under the command of Gordon N. Peay. The Grand Lodge gave permission to the Confederate forces in Little Rock to use the college as a hospital, and they erected eleven buildings. When Union general Frederick Steele took Little Rock on September 10, 1863, the Union army also used the college and its campus as a hospital. The college was also the site of the January 8, 1864, execution of Confederate spy David O. Dodd. By 1865, the college was a major military hospital serving over 8,000 patients. In 1867, the U.S. government returned the land and buildings of the college to the Grand Lodge. St. Johns’ resumed classes in October 1867 with Luke E. Barber as president.
Shipping Weight:
2 lbs
Item # CWB13578
$95.00 USD