Swift U.S. General Hospital Exhibit
Prairie du Chien Historical Society

The Prairie du Chien Historical Society's permanent exhibit on the Swift U.S. Army General Hospital at Prairie du Chien will be opened June 23, 2012. The program will include a history of the hospital and Civil War music performed by the Manitou Regimental Band. The exhibit is the result of a grant from The Earl and Alice Thayer Fund administed by the Wisconsin Medical Society. The Swift hospital was one of three hospitals in Wisconsin to care for wounded and ill Civil War soldiers. It opened the fall of 1864 and closed September 1865. It cared for more than 1,400 soldiers from Wisconsin and Minnesota. For more information contact Mary Antoine at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or the Fort Crawford Msueum www.fortcrawfordmuseum.com