The Government Hospital for the Insane (now known as St. Elizabeth's Hospital) is situated in Southeast Washington, overlooking the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. According to "The City of Washington, An Illustrated History" published by the Junior League of Washington in 1981, it was completed in 1855 at a cost of nearly $1 million, it was a premier institution at the time, dedicated to providing the most humane care and enlightened curative treatment of the insane of the Army, Navy, and residents of the District of Columbia. (My husbands great-great grandmother, Katherine Constable Bushby--wife of James H. Bushby, who volunteered with the District militia (to guard the public buildings) at the start of the Civil War--a resident at this hospital for more than two years, died there in 1906. Nancy Bushby ----- Original Message ----- From: "M Corridon" <kerrylyo@ticon.net> To: <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Government Hospitals > Dont know whether Soldier's Home did anything with the insane. Have a Great > Uncle who was in the Civil War who died in Solder's Home.M.Corridon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <PughKJ@aol.com> > To: <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 4:21 PM > Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] Government Hospitals > > > > Does anyone know of a hospital called Government Hospital for the insane? > My > > ggggreat grandfather died in that hospital in 1903 and was buried there on > > the hospital grounds. Is it still there or did it change names? Can I > get > > any records? > > > > Kathy > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >