Joseph Louden, who was the subject of a previous post here entitled, Death of Joseph Louden in Soldiers’ Home in Dayton, Ohio, is buried in the Dayton National Cemetery, Montgomery County, Dayton, Ohio. In the previous post, it was mentioned that no picture was available of his grave marker. A reader of this blog, MSgt. […]
A listing of the May 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Isaac Garber – 215th Pennsylvania Infantry & Regular Army Anthony Fisher – The Barber of Tremont William Boeckler – The Barber of Lykens April 2012 Posts Battle of New Bern, North Carolina, March 1862 New Bern, North Carolina – 1861-1865 […]
In March 1865, Pres. Abraham Lincoln signed an act of Congress approving the establishment of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Initially, three branch homes were established: in Togus, Maine; in Dayton, Ohio; and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eventually, eleven national homes were constructed. Veterans who qualified under the voluntary admission policy only had to […]
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