In June 1862, when the Navy occupied a vacant building near Fort Norfolk, Ben Morgans embarked medical team — headed by Assistant Surgeon James H. Macomber — went ashore to turn that structure into a temporary naval hospital.
In June 1862, when the Navy occupied an unutilized structure near Fort Norfolk, Ben Morgans sent a medical team — headed by Assistant Surgeon James H. Macomber — to convert it into a rudimentary naval hospital ashore.