Many of the original old soldiers' homes were constructed in high Victorian style, like the New Hampshire Soldiers' Home in Tilton, New Hampshire.
An old soldiers' home is a veteran's hospital or an institution devoted to the care of the widows and orphans of a nation's soldiers, sailors and marines, etc. New Hampshire Soldiers Home, Tilton, New Hampshire - Vintage Postcard This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... New Hampshire Soldiers Home, Tilton, New Hampshire - Vintage Postcard This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
United States
The first national old soldiers' home in the U.S. was established in Washington, D.C. in 1851 using funds provided by Mexico City in return for the U.S. Army not sacking the city during the Mexican-American War. Old Soldier's Home (Washington), now known as the Armed Forces Retirement Home, was the site of President Lincoln's summer home during the Civil War and is adjacent to National Cemetery, the first federal military cemetery in the U.S. President Lincoln's Home has recently been designated a National Monument. It is currently undergoing rennovation and will be open to the public soon. The Home has remained in continuous use since its establishment in 1851. It is funded through a small monthly contribution from the pay of members of the U.S. Armed Services. It is located on a beautiful 250 acre wood campus overlooking the U.S. Capitol in the heart of D.C. and continues to serve as a retirement home for U.S. enlisted men and women. Armed Forces Retirement Home is an independent establishment in the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. ...
Within the United States, most old soldiers' homes were established following the Civil War, sometimes with state funding, otherwise with federal monies. The old soldiers' home system was eventually replaced with the Veterans Administration which later became the Department of Veterans Affairs. Confederate soldiers were supported entirely at the state level with no funds from the federal government against which they had rebelled. Many old soldiers' homes, now veterans' institutions, have affiliated national cemeteries located on or near the grounds. This article is becoming very long. ... The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for administering programs of veterans benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. ... A U.S. National Cemetery is a designation for nationally important cemeteries in the United States. ...
List of old soldiers' homes within the United States
It was not unusual for old soldiers to live out their old age and die under the institutional care of the home, including at the Soldiers' Home in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California.
Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home (Illinois Veterans Home), Quincy, Illinois
An oldsoldiers' home is a veteran's hospital or an institution devoted to the care of the widows and orphans of a nation's soldiers, sailors and marines, etc.
The oldsoldiers' home system was eventually replaced with the Veterans Administration which later became the Department of Veterans Affairs.
It was not unusual for oldsoldiers to live out their old age and die under the institutional care of the home, including at the Soldiers' Home in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California.
Soldier's Disease is the only tale of a pre-Harrison Act opiate problem which a self-respecting scholar in recent years could point to as a pre-1914 social problem due to opiates.
Maimed and shattered survivors from a hundred battlefields, diseased and disabled soldiers released from hostile prisons, anguished and hopeless wives and mothers made so by the slaughter of those who were dearest to them, have found, many of them, temporary relief from their sufferings in Opium.
In arguing that the importance of Soldier's Disease should not be discounted, Courtwright stresses the importance on later 19th Century addiction of the wrenching impact that War had on society as a whole, such as the loss of loved ones, property, fortunes and social position.
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