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Milwaukee's soldiers home
- Title
- Milwaukee's soldiers home / Patricia A. Lynch.
- Author
- Lynch, Patricia A., 1953-
- Publication
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2013]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | UB383.N8 L96 2013 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "As the country sought healing and peace after the Civil War, Wisconsin citizens took up Pres. Abraham Lincoln's challenge ""to care for him who shall have borne the battle."" Their efforts paved the way for the establishment in Milwaukee of one of the original three branches of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. In May 1867, the first 60 veterans, including a musician from the War of 1812, moved to a single building on 400 rolling acres west of Milwaukee. By the end of the 19th century, the bustling campus boasted its own hospital, chapel, library, theater, and recreation hall, in addition to the grand main building. Subsequent wars and military conflicts created a need for additional buildings and services. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011, the campus continues to offer a healing environment for today's patients and stands as a testimony to advances in veteran health care."--Amazon.com.
- Series Statement
- Images of America
- Uniform Title
- Images of America
- Subject
- National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Northwestern Branch > History > Pictorial works
- National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Northwestern Branch
- National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Northwestern Branch
- Veterans > Medical care > History > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > Pictorial works
- Disabled veterans > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History > Pictorial works
- Medical personnel > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > History > Pictorial works
- Residential Facilities > history
- Veterans Health > history
- Disabled Persons > rehabilitation
- Hospitals, Veterans > history
- Disabled veterans
- Medical personnel
- Veterans > Medical care
- Milwaukee (Wis.) > History > Pictorial works
- Milwaukee (Wis.) > History, Military > Pictorial works
- Milwaukee (Wis.) > Biography > Pictorial works
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin > Milwaukee
- Genre/Form
- Pictorial Work
- illustrated books.
- Illustrated works.
- Biographies.
- History.
- Military history.
- Pictorial works.
- Ouvrages illustrés.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 127).
- Contents
- The northwestern branch -- The "old soldiers" -- The home as a tourist attraction -- The veteran population boom -- The officers, staff, and families -- The neighborhood and neighbors -- The years after the Great War -- A new era in veteran care.
- ISBN
- 9780738598734
- 0738598739
- LCCN
- 2012950196
- OCLC
- ocn820434683
- 820434683
- SCSB-9341824
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library