Dr. Erastus B. Wolcott was an originator of the idea for a national soldiers home in Milwaukee.
A spirited leader in medicine, business and government, he was state surgeon-general during the Civil War and an ardent advocate for what is now the . . . — — Map (db m77415) HM
The National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was established by Congressional legislation and approved by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865. Its purpose was "...to care for him who shall have borne the battle..." as stated in . . . — — Map (db m77416) HM
The Wisconsin Soldiers Home Association was formed in 1864 by a coalition of womens charitable organizations led by Lydia Hewitt, Hannah Vedder, and Mrs. E. L. Buttrick of Milwaukee. The Association raised funds to endow a hospital where sick and . . . — — Map (db m95766) HM
