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An illustration of the Milwaukee location of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, from the 1885 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book.. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was originally called the National Asylum in the legislation approved by Congress and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in March 1865.
In 1865 Abraham Lincoln approved a "National Asylum" to care for volunteer Union soldiers who had been wounded during the Civil War. [1] The Northwestern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was established in 1866, as an old soldiers' home in the then northwestern region of United States. [4]
The building was completed in 1867 and it went by several names, including National Asylum for Disabled Soldiers and National Home for Disabled Soldiers. [1] The building was unoccupied starting in 1989, [3] and had fallen into disrepair and was scheduled to be demolished.
Before "A Hallowed Home for Heroes'" TV debut, the documentary will be shown in two in-person screenings, at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave., and at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 ...
A long-delayed veterans housing project planned for Milwaukee's northwest side is launching an $11.7 million fundraising campaign.. The "tiny homes" project was to begin construction in 2021 after ...
Ward Memorial Hall was built in 1881-82 during a period of expansion for the Northwestern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers facilities, originally the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (1867−1873). [2] On its completion theatrical entertainment moved from the chapel in the 1869 Main Building. Theater ...
Milwaukee Soldiers Home, in the 90 acres (36 ha) Milwaukee Soldiers Home National Historic Landmark District—Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District, on the 400 acres (160 ha) Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee 43°01′14″N 87°58′42″W / 43.020429°N 87.978195°W / 43.020429; -87.978195 ( Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Milwaukee