National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers National Historic Landmark Context Study
Julin S. 2009. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers National Historic Landmark Context Study. National Park Service
Established by Congress in 1865 and ultimately encompassing a network of eleven branches across the country, the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) represents a policy of veterans’ benefits that directly influenced the development of a national system for veteran health care in the United States. The NHDVS was a notable departure from the previous focus on care for professional soldiers and officially set forth the concern and commitment of the federal government for the well-being of the civilian soldier. The study provides historic context on the origins and evolution of the NHDVS and evaluates extant NHDVS properties for potential designation as National Historic Landmarks.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Julin, Suzanne
- Date of Issue
- 2009-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Civil War, government, health care, hospital, housing, military, veterans
See also
- Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, National Historic Landmark Nomination
- Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers/Dayton Veterans Administration Home National Historic Landmark Nomination
- Mountain Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, National Historic Landmark Nomination
- Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, National Historic Landmark Nomination
- Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, National Historic Landmark Nomination