Was Jackson Barracks used as a hospital during the Civil War?

Leonard Smith | Sep 17, 2018 | Category: Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Steven P | Sep 17, 2018

Yes

Bo Lee | Sep 17, 2018

Yes. Under Union control it tended to wounded during the war and into the Reconstruction era. The original complex had four barracks as a hospital, so it was already set up . It also served as a hospital for the Mexican American War also.

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