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Federal soldier's Homes

• Eastern Branch, in Togus Maine (1866)
• Northwestern Branch, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1867)
• Central Branch, in Dayton, Ohio (1867)
• Southern Branch, in Hampton, Virginia (1870)
• Western Branch, in Leavenworth, Kansas (1885)
• Pacific Branch, in Santa Monica (LA), California (1888)
• Marion Branch, in Marion, Indiana (1888)
• Danville Branch, in Danville, Illinois (1898)
• Mountain Branch, in Johnson City, Tennessee (1901)
• Battle Mountain Sanatorium, in Hot Springs, South Dakota (1902)
• Bath Branch (formerly the New York State Soldier & Sailor Home), in Bath, New York (1929)
• Roseburg Branch, Roseburg, Oregon

The National Asylum for disabled Civil War volunteers was established by Congress in 1865, and was renamed the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1873. (It became known as the National Military Home, and colloquially as the Old Soldiers' Home.) It was originally funded by various fines and by pensions, but in 1875 Congress began appropriating money directly for it. Requirements for admission were that soldiers had been honorably discharged from military service and that they had contracted their disabilities during the war. Men admitted themselves to the home voluntarily and could request a discharge. The homes were run in a military fashion: men wore uniforms and were assigned to companies; bugles and cannons signaled daily schedules. The homes provided schools, churches, hospitals, and gardens thought to be therapeutic for the veterans. In 1930, President Hoover combined the National Home and the Veterans Bureau (created after World War I) into the Veterans Administration.

A record of veterans admitted to the homes as members is contained in “Historical Registers” that were maintained at the various branches. A home number was assigned to each individual upon admission. The member retained his original number even if he was discharged and was later readmitted to the branch. Each page of the register is divided into four sections as follows: military history, domestic history, home history, and general remarks. - The veteran’s military history gives the time and place of each enlistment, rank, company, regiment, time and place of discharge, reason for discharge, and nature of disabilities when admitted to the home. - The domestic history provides information about the veteran such as: birthplace, age, height, various physical features, religion, occupation, residence, marital status, and name and address of nearest relative. - The home history provides the rate of pension, date or dates of admission, conditions of readmission, date of discharge, cause of discharge, date and cause of death, and place of burial. Entered under general remarks is information about papers relating to the veteran, such as admission papers, Army discharge certificate, and pension certificate. Information was also entered concerning money and personal effects if the member died while in residence at the branch.

Eleven homes were opened before 1930 and other followed.

Alphabetical table of the Belgian inmates in National Soldiers' Homes

States soldier's Homes

States Soldiers' Homes checked and names found

1883 List of pensioners PAID IN BELGIUM

Alphabetical table of the Belgian inmates in National Soldiers' Homes

1	Peter Albert	17th US Infantry	Pacific
2	Fidèle Ballion	30^th Massachusetts Infantry	Eastern
3	George Bell	2^nd California Cavalry	Pacific
4	Louis Benard	Seaman, US Navy	Southern
5	Joseph Bogart	17^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
6	Henry Burton	23^rd Michigan Infantry	Northwestern
7	Charles Carroll	Seaman (cook), US Navy	Southern
8	Bruno Cloves	12^th Kansas Infantry	Western
9	William Cockington	26^th Michigan Infantry	Northwestern
10	Michael Cofnert	1^st Ohio Infantry	Central
11	John B Collignon	1^st Ohio Cavalry	Northwestern
12	Joseph Corlier	8^th Kansas Infantry	Western
13	John Daily	90^th New York Infantry	Central
14	Gommaire Debruyn	30^th Massachusetts Infantry	Eastern
15	John Davis	Oregons Volunteers	Southern
16	Charles De Cuyper	General Service (US Army)	Pacific
17	Joseph De Schraires (De Schriver)	2^nd Michigan Infantry	Northwestern
18	August Decamp	71^st New York Infantry and 5^th Michigan Cavalry	Western
19	Edward L Degrendele	4^th Missouri Cavalry	Central
20	Henry Dereme	15^th Kentucky Infantry	Central
21	Julius Derra	61^th New York Infantry	Central
22	Edward Deyeager	12^th Kansas Infantry	Western
23	Xaverius Droesbeck	1^st Connecticut Light Artillery	Central
24	Morris W Dufour	2^nd Missouri Cavalry	Marion
25	Charles F Dupre	4^th Kentucky Cavalry	Central
26	Octave Fariola	5^th US Infantry and 96^th US Colored	Southern
27	Peter Fays	10^th Missouri Infantry	Northwestern
28	John Flammang	9^th Wisconsin Infantry	Pacific
29	John Frank Foullon	8^th Ohio Independent Battery, Light Artillery	Central
30	Emile Fraipont	39^th New York Infantry	Northwestern
31	Ferdinand Francart	17^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
32	Francisco Francis	16^th New York Cavalry	Central
33	William Frank	76^th Pennsylvania Infantry	Southern
34	Fritz C Frymann	2^nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery	Western
35	Peter Gaes	91^st New York Infantry	Central
36	Carlos Girsch	9^th New York Cavalry	Northwestern
37	Nicholas Goedert	2^nd Iowa Infantry	Northwestern
38	Jacob Grosh	7^th Illinois Infantry	Northwestern
39	Jules Guissart	62^nd New York Infantry	Eastern
40	Charles Gunther	US Navy	Central
41	John Hamman	16^th Ohio Infantry	Central
42	Joseph Hennard	6^th US Veteran Infantry	Northwestern
43	Joseph Henrigilles	1^st Missouri Cavalry	Northwestern
44	Cornell Herber(t)	7^th New Hampshire Infantry	Danville
45	Peter Heyse	US Navy	Northwestern
46	Pierre Heyvaerts	32^nd Massachusetts Infantry	Eastern
47	Francis Hubert	16^th US Infantry	Danville
48	Peter Jacques	12^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
49	Louis Jannee	3^rd Wisconsin Cavalry	Northwestern
50	Sebastian Kiepes (Keipes)	3^rd Wisconsin Cavalry	Danville
51	John P Klopp	34^th Wisconsin Infantry	Danville
52	John Kocher	18^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
53	Isadore Leclair	7^th New York Infantry	Central
54	Louis Lilly	64^th Ohio Infantry	Central
55	Amer Madaline	4^th Indiana Battery, Light Artillery	?
56	Francis Maes	‘Captain Richard’ Penn. Cavalry and US Army	Northwestern
57	Adolph Meersschaert	45^th Pennsylvania Infantry	Southern
58	George Meesmans	4^th Wisconsin Cavalry	Northwestern
59	John B Meunier	53^rd Indiana Infantry	Marion
60	Charles Meyer	4^th Kentucky Infantry	Central
61	Henry F Meyers	116^th and 90^th New York	Bath
62	Gregoire Milquet	14^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
63	Pierre Mischel	2^nd Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery	Northwestern
64	Nicholas Muss	105^th Illinois Infantry	Northwestern
65	Louis Nays	17^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
66	John B Nelis	17^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
67	Charles Office	9^th New York Cavalry	Northwestern
68	Joseph Petit	11^th Connecticut Infantry	Pacific
69	Pierre Pillet	34^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
70	Julius Plovier	59^th Indiana Infantry	Marion
71	Henry L E Prenier	2^nd Maryland	Central
72	Adrian Realliot	US Navy	Central
73	John Renier	1^st Maine Cavalry	Eastern
74	Theodore Rosbourne	82^nd Illinois Infantry	Northwestern
75	Charles Rumbout	US Navy	Northwestern
76	Alexander Schamberger	41^th and 165^th New York Infantry	Central
77	John Scott	US Navy, USS Granite City	Bath
78	Arnold J Timmermans	15^th Maine Inf antry	Eastern
79	James Smith	US Navy	Pacific
80	John Streff	45^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
81	John Swarlens	55^th Pennsylvania Infantry	Central
82	Telisford Swinnen	17^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
83	Louis Terdie	3^rd California Infantry	Pacific
84	Christian Van Esckaute	“Sapper Miner Pioneers” (Missouri)	Western
85	John Van Zandt	21^st New York Cavalry	Western
86	Peter Vandell	55^th Massachusetts Infantry	Northwestern
87	August Vandervest	17^th Wisconsin Infantry	Northwestern
88	Joseph C Vandervest	33^rd Illinois Infantry	Northwestern
89	Alexander Vanderwilt	16^th New York Cavalry	Southern
90	Francis Vaneck	48^th New York Infantry	Bath
91	Francis Vanlink	27^th Pennsylvania Infantry	Central
92	Charles L Vanmally	5^th Ohio Cavalry	Pacific
93	Jacob Verstrappen	1^st Maine Veteran Volunteers	Eastern
94	Jacques L Vranz	32^nd Massachusetts Infantry	Central

States soldier's Homes

As no lists of pensioners are available, the information found come mainly from the censuses. So, some of the Belgian residents are lost if they stays at the Soldiers' Homes were between those years. Another source is the reports of General William W. Averell inspection of the States Soldiers' Homes in 1889, 1893 and 1896. In those reports, the number and/or name of the inmates are given.

For the 1889 report the names of the soldiers are given: 2 for Illinois and 1 for Michigan

For the 1893 report, the nativity of soldiers is listed and, from the Homes inspected, Belgians are numbered in the following Homes: 3 in the New York Soldiers and Sailor's Home, 3 in the Ohio Soldiers' Home, 3 in the Michigan Soldiers' Home, 1 in the South Dakota Soldiers' Home and 1 in the Washington State Soldiers' Home. Some names are given but only those admitted "during the year ending June 30, 1893".

For 1896, it's almost the same scheme, some reports giving the names of the people in their Home on June 30, 1896, others giving those admitted "during the year ending June 30, 1896".

States Soldiers' Homes checked and names found

Alabama
Chilton Co, Mountain Creek Confederate Soldiers' Home a.k.a. Jefferson Manly Falkner Soldiers' Home, 1902-1939. 1910 census: none
Arkansas
Pulaski Co, Little Rock AR Sweet Home by Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home 1890-1963. 1900, 1910 census: none
California
Napa Co, Yountville Napa Veterans Home 1884-now
1900:
James Smith: see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
Colorado
Rio Grande Co, Monte Vista Colorado State Soldiers and Sailors Home 1890-now. 1900, 1910 census: none
Connecticut
Fairfield Co, Darien Rocky Hill Fitch's Home for Soldiers and Their Orphans 1864-1940. 1900,1910 census: none
District of Washington
United States Soldiers’ and Airmens' Home a.k.a. Armed Forces Retirement Home 1851-now
1880:
Denis Poppleman: see Belgians in the U.S. Army
William Lefever: see Belgians in Massachusetts
Peter Hertzig US Army
1900:
Dennis Poppleman: see Belgians in the U.S. Army
John Davis , Navy: see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
Florida
Duvall Co, Jacksonville Jacksonville Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home 1893-1938. 1900, 1910: none
Georgia
Fulton Co, Atlanta Confederate Soldiers' Home a.k.a. Georgia Soldiers' Home 1901-1941. 1910: none

Idaho
Boise Co, Boise Idaho State Soldiers Home 1895-1966. 1900, 1910: none
Illinois
Cook Co, Chicago Chicago Soldiers' Home 1864-1877. 1870 - 1910: none
Adam Co, Quincy Soldiers and Sailors Home a.k.a. Illinois Veterans' Home 1887-now
Averell 1889:
Joseph C. Vandervest: see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
Henry Backes: see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
1900:
Bruno Hoste 9th Illinois cavalry
1910: none
Will Co, Wilmington Soldiers' Widows' Home 1896-1963. 1900, 1910: none
Indiana
Tippecanoe Co, West Lafayette Indiana State Soldiers’ Home a.k.a. Indiana Veterans' Home 1896-now. 1900:none
Iowa
Marshall Co, Marshalltown Soldiers Home a.k.a. Iowa Veterans’ Home 1887-now 1900:
Peter Delescaille 28th Iowa infantry
1910:
Nickolas Lunkley 17th Iowa infantry
1920:
Nicholas Goedert (born Luxemburg) 2^nd and 3^rd Iowa infantry Kansas
Ford Co, Fort Dodge Kansas State Soldiers’ Home 1890-now. None
Kentucky
Georgetown Confederate Soldiers' Home and Widows' and Orphans' Asylum 1881-1883
Oldham Co, Pewee Valley Kentucky Confederate Soldiers' Home 1902-1934. None
Louisiana
Orleans Co, New Orleans Soldiers’ Home of Louisiana a.k.a. Camp Nicholls Soldiers' Home 1884-1944. None
Massachusetts
Boston Discharged Soldiers’ Home 1862-1869
Suffolk Co, Chelsea Soldiers’ Home 1882-now
1910: Clement Lamont navy
George Geevenn (Geeremo): see Belgians in Massachusetts
Maryland Baltimore Co, Pikesville (Sudbrook) Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers’ Home 1888-1932. None
Michigan Kent C o, Grand Rapids Michigan Soldiers’ Home 1886-now
Averell 1889: Peter Bishno 29th Michigan infantry
1900: none
Averell 1893: 3, one named: Cocklington William: see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
Averell 1896: Cocklington William: see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
Minnesota Hennepin Co, Minneapolis Minnesota Soldiers’ Home a.k.a. Minnesota Veterans' Home 1888-now
1900: Joseph Gilsout (Gilsoul) 1st Minnesota heavy artillery
1910: John Stuff (Streff) see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
Missouri
Lafayette Co, Higginsville Missouri Confederate Home 1891-1950. None
Phelps Co, St. James Missouri State Federal Soldiers' Home 1896-now. None
Mississippi
Harrison Co, Biloxi Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers' Home a.k.a Jefferson Davis Beauvoir Memorial Soldiers' Home 1903-1957 None
Montana
Flathead Co, Columbia Falls Montana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home a.k.a. Montana State Soldiers' Home 1897-now. None
North Carolina
Wake Co, Raleigh North Carolina Soldiers’ Home a.k.a. Confederate Soldiers' Home 1890-1938
North Dakota
Ramsom Co, Lisbon-Enderlin Lisbon Soldiers’ Home 1893-now. None
Nebraska
Hall Co, Grand Island Burkett (Grand Island) Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors Home 1888-now. None
Seward Co, Milford Milford Soldiers' and Sailors' Home 1895-1939. None
New Hampshire
Merrimack Co, Tilton New Hampshire Soldiers’ Home 1890-now. None
New Jersey
Hudson Co, Kearny Home for Disabled Soldiers 1888-1932. None
Essex Co, Newark Home for Disabled Soldiers 1866-1888. None
Cumberland Co, Vineland Memorial Home for Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and their Wives 1899-now. None
New York Soldiers and Sailors' Home: See National Home in Bath
Averell 1892: 3
Ohio
Erie Co, Sandusky Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home a.k.a. Ohio Veterans Home 1888-now.
1900, 1910: None
Averell 1892: 3, one named: Shuler Jacob 55th Ohio infantry
Averell 1896 : 1
Oklahoma
Ardmore Oklahoma Confederate Home a.k.a. Oklahoma Veterans Center 1911-1942. None
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Union Soldiers’ Home 1918-1937. None
Pennsylvania
Erie Co, ErieSoldiers’ and Sailors’ Home 1886-now. None
PA Philadelphia United States Naval Home 1834-1976. none
PA Philadelphia Cooper Shop Soldiers’ Home 1863-1872. none
PA Philadelphia Soldiers’ Home of Philadelphia 1864-1872. none
Rhode Island
Bristol Co, Britol Rhode Island Soldiers’ Home 1891-now. None
South Carolina
Columbia Confederate Home for Soldiers and Sailors a.k.a. South Carolina Confederate Infirmary 1909-1958
South Dakota
Fall river Co, Hot Springs South Dakota State Soldiers' Home a.k.a. Michael J. Fitzmaurice Veterans Home 1889-now. none
Mountain Sanitarium National Military Home 1907-1934. None
Tennessee
Hermitage (Nashville) Confederate Soldiers’ Home a.k.a. Tennessee Soldiers' Home 1892-1933
Texas
Williamson Co, Austin Texas Confederate Home for Men 1886-1963
Texas Confederate Woman's Home 1908-1963. none
Virginia
Richmond Virginia Confederate Soldiers' Home a.k.a. Lee Camp Soldiers' Home 1885-1941. None
Vermont
Bennington Vermont Soldiers' Home a.k.a. Vermont Veterans' Home 1887-now. None
Washington
Pierce Co,Orting Washington State Soldiers' Home, and Washington State Soldiers' Colony 1891-now
Averell 1893: 1 Jacoby Joseph: see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
1900: Joseph Jacoby: see Belgians in National Soldiers' Home
1910: none
Kitsap Co, Retsil (Port Orchard) Washington Veterans' Home 1910-now. None
Wisconsin
King (Waupaca) Parmington Grand Army Home a.k.a. Wisconsin Veterans' Home 1887-now
Averell 1896: Decramer Peter 1st and 46th Wisconsin infantry
1900: Peter Decramer
1910:none
Wyoming
Johnson Co, Buffalo Wyoming State Home for Soldiers and Sailors a.k.a. Veterans Home of Wyoming 1903-now. none
Laramie Co, Cheyenne Wyoming State Home for Soldiers and Sailors 1895-1903. none

1883 List of pensioners PAID IN BELGIUM

At that time, the U.S. Congress directed the Pension Office to prepare a listing of individuals receiving pensions for war service. So, the Civil War pensions paid in Belgium are knows by the following list produced by The Pension Office and called "Pensioners on the Roll" as of January 1, 1883.

application	certificate	Name	Post office	Cause	Rate	Date of original allowance
88067 1146780	96 095 99485	Van Dell Peter Van Dell Seraphina F.	Antwerp	lost l. foot	18,00	March 1869 Sep 1919	35th Massachusetts, Co K and 3rd US Infantry, Co A transferred to VA under XC 2703592
136892	103 875	Reitter George	Brecht	dep. father	8,00	May 1864	61st NY Infantry, Co I. (also known as George Riter)
533773 1198448	(2 557) 670073 929549	Day, George Day, Sophia E (Julie)	Brussels	widow	22,00	Feb 1864 Febr. 1880	37th Illinois Infantry, Co G.
	7 365	Harstuff Sarah J	Brussels	widow	17,00	May 1875	?
89448 192217	91030 152 904	Molegan Ludwig G. Molegan Virginia F	Brussels	widow	8,00	Sep 1865 August 1871	32nd Mass Infantry, Co H.
186673	148 760	Troistorff, Ferdinand Troistorff Christina F	Brussels	widow	8,00	March 1871	3rd Mo Infantry, Co B By the time Christina got the pension, he husband was dead. There never was a pension listed under his name.
424041	208 911	Johnson Frank B	Brussels	loss l. forearm	18,00	May 1882	4th US Cavalry, Co I transferred to VA under XC 894770
198450	156 314	Van Overbecke Augustus Van Overbecke Pauline	Ghent	widow	8,00	March 1872	9th Mich. Cav., Co L
262517 791705	163 864 574408	Scholer Jacques	Hachy	wd. rt. wrist	4,00	Dec. 1879	8 NY Heavy Art. Co M died May 12, 1902
36223	21 388	Mueller Charles	Liege	wd. rt. arm	20,00	Dec. 1863	107th Ohio Infantry, Co C 51st Ohio Infantry Co K. His widow (who must have re-married) tried to get a pension but it wasn't granted. Her name was listed as Frances Brohl
	173 642	Lefevre William	Louvain	rheumatism	8,00	Sept. 1880	no image of his pension card His application was filed in Massachusetts.
---33 715204	45 387	Beuboucher Victor Beauboucher ?	Schaerbeck	loss of l. leg & dis. of stump	31,25	July 1865	28th Mass Infantry, Co E. His widow applied for a widow's pension in 1900

Thanks to Len Knotts for providing the list and to Mike Morrison for completing it.