Westown in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home
1864-1867
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 2, 2014
1. Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home Marker
Inscription.
Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home. In April 1864, women of the former West Side Soldiers’ Aid Society opened a temporary Civil War Soldiers’ Home at this location. By May 1867, the home’s Lady Managers had welcomed 21,550 Union soldiers, given medical care to over 1,000, and provided 150,167 free meals. Although the women had received a state charter for a permanent Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home and had raised over $100,000 at their Soldiers’ Home Fair, they were persuaded to donate their assets to the federal government for the Northwest Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee. When the veterans living at this home were transferred to the grounds of what is now the Zablocki VA Medical Center, the women were comforted that they had in some small way advanced the well-being and happiness of Wisconsin’s battle-scarred heroes.
In April 1864, women of the former West Side Soldiers’ Aid Society opened a temporary Civil War Soldiers’ Home at this location. By May 1867, the home’s Lady Managers had welcomed 21,550 Union soldiers, given medical care to over 1,000, and provided 150,167 free meals. Although the women had received a state charter for a permanent Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home and had raised over $100,000 at their Soldiers’ Home Fair, they were persuaded to donate their assets to the federal government for the Northwest Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee. When the veterans living at this home were transferred to the grounds of what is now the Zablocki VA Medical Center, the women were comforted that they had in some small way advanced the well-being and happiness of Wisconsin’s battle-scarred heroes.
Erected 2014 by West Side Soldiers’ Aid Society Inc. and Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 553.)
Location. 43° 2.362′ N, 87° 54.715′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee
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, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Westown. Marker is on North Plankinton Avenue, 0.1 miles north of West Wisconsin Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 731 N Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee WI 53203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 2, 2014
2. Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home Marker
back side of marker (same text)
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 2, 2014
3. Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home Marker
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 2, 2014
4. Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home Marker
Looking north along North Plankinton Avenue.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 2, 2014
5. Wisconsin Soldiers’ Home Marker
Looking south along N. Plankinton Ave.
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