• VA Dermatology Clinic

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    On March 3, 1865, A Month Before The Civil War Ended, President Abraham Lin= coln Authorized The First-Ever National Soldiers' And Sailors=E2=80=
    =99 Asylum To Provide Medical And Convalescent Care For Discharged Members =
    Of The Union Army And Navy Volunteer Forces. The Asylum Was The First Of It=
    s Kind In The World To Provide Civilian Medical Care To Veterans Of Tempora=
    ry Volunteer Forces.

    Two Earlier Soldiers' Homes, Operated By The U.S. Army And Navy For=
    Veterans Of The Regular Military Forces, Were Very Small And Housed Only U=
    p To 300 Men Each. The National Homes Housed Ten Of Thousands Of Veterans. = The National Homes Were Often Called =E2=80=9CSoldiers' Homes=E2=80=
    =9D Or =E2=80=9CMilitary Homes.=E2=80=9D Initially Only Civil War Soldiers = And Sailors Who Served Honorably With The Union Forces=E2=80=94Including U.=
    S. Colored Troops=E2=80=94Were Eligible For Admittance. The First National = Home, Now VA's Oldest Hospital, Opened Near Augusta, Maine, On Nove=
    mber 1, 1866. They Provided Medical Care And Long-Term Housing For Thousand=
    s Of Civil War Veterans.

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