Old soldiers' home

From Academic Kids

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.

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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 United States Veterans Administration and the United States 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.

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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, Quincy, Illinois
Indiana State Soldiers Home, West Lafayette, Indiana
Los Angeles Disabled Veterans Home, Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California
Kansas State Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kansas
Michigan Soldiers' Home, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Minnesota Veterans Home, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Montana State Soldiers' Home, Columbia Falls, Montana
New Hampshire Soldiers' Home, Tilton, New Hampshire
New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, Bath, New York
Old Soldiers' Home, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Rhode Island Soldiers' Home, Bristol, Rhode Island
Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Grand Island, Nebraska
Soldiers' Home, Danville, Illinois
Soldiers' Home, Dayton, Ohio
Soldiers' Home, Hampton, Virginia
Soldiers' Home, Marshalltown, Iowa
Soldiers' Home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Soldiers' Home, Orting, Washington
Soldiers' Home, Sandusky, Ohio
South Dakota State Soldiers' Home, Hot Springs, South Dakota
U.S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.
Vermont Soldiers' Home, Bennington, Vermont
Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, King, Wisconsin [1] (http://dva.state.wi.us/Homes_king.asp)
Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove, Union Grove, Wisconsin [2] (http://dva.state.wi.us/Homes_UG.asp)