"Diorama of the old Confederate Soldiers Home in Richmond" Topic
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Tango01  | 04 May 2013 3:53 p.m. PST |
Very nice!. "The Confederate Soldiers Home in Richmond was established after the Civil War through the efforts of the Robert E. Lee Camp #1 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and others, including a letter of endorsement from an ailing ex-president U. S. Grant. According to the society's website, "On April 18, 1883 a group of concerned Confederate Veterans met in Richmond, Virginia, to form the Camp Lee Soldiers' Home (also called Confederate Soldiers' Home, Confederate Veterans Soldiers' Home, R. E. Lee Camp Soldiers' Home, Lee Camp Soldiers' Home, or Old Soldiers' Home) as a benevolent society to aid their needy former comrades. The Robert E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Confederate Veterans was incorporated March 13, 1884. In the year that followed, the camp raised funds and acquired land in Western Richmond for a home. The Home opened on January 1, 1885, and it was located in the corner of Grove Ave. and the Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia. Plagued by financial difficulties, they sought money from the state. In 1886, the General Assembly authorized a small annual appropriation which was increased in 1892 in return for the deed to the property. The home was under the Dept. of Public Welfare until it closed in 1941, upon the death of the last resident."
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link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| Mparx666 | 04 May 2013 8:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks Doctor, a bit of history I wasn't aware of in my own state. Keep up the good work. Mark |
 Legion 4 | 04 May 2013 8:44 p.m. PST |
Interesting … but they need to fix the Chapel's porch in the model … |
| Painter Jim | 05 May 2013 10:21 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 05 May 2013 12:17 p.m. PST |
Glad you had enjoy the dio boys!. Amicalement
Armand |
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snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.