GEORGIA MILITARY CIVIL WAR Hospital Jackson General Hospital - Hollywood Cemetery ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Ernest P. Boland" JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL Located "in the western suburbs beyond Hollywood Cemetery." It was bounded by the present City streets of Idlewood Avenue on the north, Jacquelin Street on the south, Allen Avenue in the west, and Lombardy Street in the east. A common military road (present Allen Avenue) joined it with Winder Hospital. Opened 29 June 1863 "midway between Camp Lee and Winder". It had 40 acres of gardens and an excellent library. Original capacity was 1980, but it was reported to have been enlarged to, or able to handle, 2500. 9 May 1864 it was reported to be "filled with North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia troops from the battles" in northern Virginia. Named for General Thomas J. Jackson. It had 49 buildings. A report of 1863 gives: Division Name Capacity #1 South Carolina 380 #2 Georgia 450 #3 Georgia 550 #4 Louisiana 600 Total: 4 1980 Furnished three companies of Negro Confederate troops from amongst employees. They served "in the lines under fire" and had "a public drill in the Capitol Square" along with those from Winder Hospital. Their company commanders were: Captains A. Lockett, W. M. Baxley, and T. R. Calvin, in March 1865. Used by Federal occupation forces until 30 September 1865 for Confederate prisoners.