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"Military Asylums" were created (the name was changed to U.S. Soldier's Home in 1859). Disabled or wounded veterans from the War of 1812 forward would be admitted. US Marines who served in Mexico and were otherwise qualified by wound or disability would be admitted. The rules at the U.S. Soldier's Home were similar but not identical to the Naval Home. Inmates would surrender any disability pension, work when able, and obey the orders of those appointed above them. Like the sailors, they were "paid" a dollar a month for spending money. The inmates referred to this as "the monthly dollar". [[David E. Twiggs|General David Twiggs]] wrote that as soon as the men got their dollar they got drunk and stayed drunk until their money was gone, usually a week later, "as whiskey of a sort could be gotten for a ten cents a quart".<ref>Goode, p. 48</ref> A "Guard House" (the Navy calls them "Brigs") was built at the Soldiers' Home to confine inmates "absent without leave".<ref>Rules and Regulations for the "general and internal direction" of the Military Asylum, instituted by an Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1851. Found in: Executive Documents – Message and Annual Reports for 1865, General Assembly of Ohio, At the Regular Session, Begun and Held in the City of Columbus, 1 January 1865, Part I, pp. 18–27.</ref> | "Military Asylums" were created (the name was changed to U.S. Soldier's Home in 1859). Disabled or wounded veterans from the War of 1812 forward would be admitted. US Marines who served in Mexico and were otherwise qualified by wound or disability would be admitted. The rules at the U.S. Soldier's Home were similar but not identical to the Naval Home. Inmates would surrender any disability pension, work when able, and obey the orders of those appointed above them. Like the sailors, they were "paid" a dollar a month for spending money. The inmates referred to this as "the monthly dollar". [[David E. Twiggs|General David Twiggs]] wrote that as soon as the men got their dollar they got drunk and stayed drunk until their money was gone, usually a week later, "as whiskey of a sort could be gotten for a ten cents a quart".<ref>Goode, p. 48</ref> A "Guard House" (the Navy calls them "Brigs") was built at the Soldiers' Home to confine inmates "absent without leave".<ref>Rules and Regulations for the "general and internal direction" of the Military Asylum, instituted by an Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1851. Found in: Executive Documents – Message and Annual Reports for 1865, General Assembly of Ohio, At the Regular Session, Begun and Held in the City of Columbus, 1 January 1865, Part I, pp. 18–27.</ref> | ||
===1854 Homicide at the Naval Home=== | ===1854 Homicide at the Naval Home=== | ||
{{blockquote|text=At 11 o'clock this morning, Anthony Prussock, a marine, was arraigned before Alderman Kenny, on the charge of causing the death of Wm. C. Riggs, at the Naval Asylum, on Thursday evening. We learn that Captain Andrew Hull Foote was Officer in Charge at the time. Foote later became Commodore Foote and worked closely with U.S. Grant at the Battle of Fort Donaldson. Alcohol was involved in the fight. White men and black men were living and working together at the Home.|author= |title="Homicide at the Naval Asylum"|source= '' | {{blockquote|text=At 11 o'clock this morning, Anthony Prussock, a marine, was arraigned before Alderman Kenny, on the charge of causing the death of Wm. C. Riggs, at the Naval Asylum, on Thursday evening. We learn that Captain Andrew Hull Foote was Officer in Charge at the time. Foote later became Commodore Foote and worked closely with U.S. Grant at the Battle of Fort Donaldson. Alcohol was involved in the fight. White men and black men were living and working together at the Home.|author= |title="Homicide at the Naval Asylum"|source= ''The New York Times''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1854/11/20/archives/homicide-at-the-naval-asylum.html |title=Homicide at the Naval Asylum. |date=November 20, 1854 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 11, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904033721/https://www.nytimes.com/1854/11/20/archives/homicide-at-the-naval-asylum.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | ||
===I.G. Report{{snd}}Old Soldiers Home=== | ===I.G. Report{{snd}}Old Soldiers Home=== | ||
{{blockquote|text=[There is a] known lack here of all occupation or recreation ... The old men well know on entering the Home that they will have literally nothing to do more than to sit around, smoke their pipes, and wait for their time to come.|author=[[Delos Bennett Sackett]], Inspector General of the United States Army |title=The Soldiers' Home |source ='' | {{blockquote|text=[There is a] known lack here of all occupation or recreation ... The old men well know on entering the Home that they will have literally nothing to do more than to sit around, smoke their pipes, and wait for their time to come.|author=[[Delos Bennett Sackett]], Inspector General of the United States Army |title=The Soldiers' Home |source =''The New York Times''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1884/02/04/archives/the-soldiers-home.html |title=The Soldier's Home |date=February 4, 1884 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 11, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904033610/https://www.nytimes.com/1884/02/04/archives/the-soldiers-home.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | ||
===Today=== | ===Today=== | ||
Alcoholism: In 1951 the Governor of the Soldier's Home adopted a policy requiring proof of good "dry" behavior by men identified as alcoholics. After two failures, men were disallowed reentry to the home. Today applicants with an alcoholic history must show evidence of a long period without alcohol. The homes have open bars that sell beer and hard liquor, but "public intoxication" is prohibited. The smoking of tobacco inside buildings on the grounds of the homes is prohibited. Outside smoking is allowed.<ref>Goode, p. 244</ref> | Alcoholism: In 1951 the Governor of the Soldier's Home adopted a policy requiring proof of good "dry" behavior by men identified as alcoholics. After two failures, men were disallowed reentry to the home. Today applicants with an alcoholic history must show evidence of a long period without alcohol. The homes have open bars that sell beer and hard liquor, but "public intoxication" is prohibited. The smoking of tobacco inside buildings on the grounds of the homes is prohibited. Outside smoking is allowed.<ref>Goode, p. 244</ref> | ||