Conrad BIESTERFELD

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alternate spelling: Biesterfeld
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Biesterfeld

Conrad Beasterfeld
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Leavenworth, Western Branch, Home of Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
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Conrad Beasterfeld, Sr
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Conrad Beasterfeld & Anna
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conrad & anna's tombstone
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conrad & anna's tombstone
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conrad & anna's tombstone
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History of the Leavenworth Facility
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History of the Leavenworth Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
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Conrad Beasterfeld, Sr Civil War Veteran
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History of the Leavenworth Facility
Added by msricco1 on 15 Feb 2009

History of our Facility
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center had its beginning in 1884. The City of Leavenworth was notified that the Board of Managers for the National Home accepted its offer of 640 acres of land and $50,000 for use in developing the site for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

The first member to be admitted to the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was a Union Army soldier in July 1885. By 1886, 17 buildings had been completed by Mr. James McGonigle, a Leavenworth contractor. The 13 barracks housed over 1,000 men and the mess hall could feed them all at one sitting. On most Sundays, you could find most of the citizens of Leavenworth sitting on the banks of Lake Jeanette listening to music from the bandstand on the lake.

In the early 1900's, the character of the Home reflected a military atmosphere. All members were required to wear uniforms, obey the Rules and Articles of War, and hold military formations. The station was quite independent, due to the fact it had its own dairy herd and vegetable garden. Eventually, a decision was made that since the Home was in direct competition with local merchants, it should purchase necessary commodities rather than produce its own.

The VA Medical Center existed as a Home under the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers from 1885 until 1930. In 1930, Congress authorized the President to consolidate and coordinate government activities affecting war veterans. The Home became one of a number of field stations which were merged into a new federal government agency known as the Veterans Administration.

The VA began placing more emphasis on hospital facilities, so construction of a new hospital was started in 1930 and completed in 1933. The VA hospital in Kansas City, Missouri was officially closed and all veterans in the area were to be treated at the Leavenworth VA Hospital.

Immediately following WWII, the medical center had an excess of 1,000 beds in general medical and psychiatry with an average of 814 in the Domiciliary care. In 1944, the VA closed the Domiciliary and changed the mission of the Leavenworth VA to help those soldiers returning from WWII with psychiatric problems. In 1946, the VA again changed the mission to medical care and reopened the Domiciliary.

In 1955, the military atmosphere was officially discontinued and the VA launched a new program of planned living to rehabilitate aging and aged veterans in its Domiciliary homes.

In 1985, the Leavenworth VA operated a 447-bed hospital, a 45-bed nursing home, and a 650-bed domiciliary. All but the most complicated medical and surgical specialties were covered in-house, with the rest of the specialties within easy reach of Kansas City. On March 15, 1989, the Veterans Administration was elevated to cabinet status, becoming the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Today the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center has a 38-bed hospital, a 40-bed nursing home, a 202-bed domiciliary, and has over 100,000 outpatient visits a year. The Veterans' Health Care Reform Act of 1996 has moved the VA from a large inpatient complex serving only service connected injuries to a more flexible outpatient facility that provides excellent health care as part of a benefits package that emphasizes preventive and primary care.

The VA has also established Community Based Outpatient Clinics, which take health care closer to veterans. There are about 735 employees at Leavenworth serving more veterans than ever before. Dwight D. Eisenhower VAMC and the Colmery-O'Neil VAMC were integrated in 1998 forming the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System.

Conrad Beasterfeld, Sr Civil War Veteran
Added by msricco1 on 13 Feb 2009
Conrad was admitted to the US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers on 14 Nov 1913, and stayed there until the time of his death. He was 75 years old. His disability was Rheu. Ohr. Atre,(not sure what the appreviations stand for), injury to left chest and head and mental insufficiency. He died at 1:45 a.m. on 12 Feb 1920 of pneumonia, hypertroplia, cardiac dilatation. His body was turned over to O'Donnell Undertaking Company for shipment to Paxico, KS. He was shipped to Mary Biesterfeld to Paxico on March 12, 1920. He had $5.10 cash and his personal belongings were appraised at $18.30.
Men were issued blue uniforms and loosely followed army regulations. Upon admission, each veteran was given a member number and assigned to a company. A company sergeant oversaw each company. The days were regulated with bugle calls waking the men in the morning, calling them to the dining hall, and putting them to sleep at night.
Typical Menu at the Branch Homes in 1900
SundayBreakfast:cold sliced ham, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeDinner:mutton stew, apple pie, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeSupper:raspberries, sugar cookies, bread, oleomargarine
MondayBreakfast:beef fricassee, pearl hominy, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeDinner:roast beef, barley soup, potatoes, crackers, bread, oleomargarineSupper:rice pudding, syrup, biscuit, bread, oleomargarine
TuesdayBreakfast:cold roast beef, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeDinner:S.P. shoulder, cabbage, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeSupper:stewed apples, ginger cake, bread, oleomargarine, cheese, tea
WednesdayBreakfast:corned-beef hash, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeDinner:roast beef, lima beans, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeSupper:cold corned beef, pickles, bread, oleomargarine, tea
ThursdayBreakfast:Irish stew, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeDinner:roast beef, string beans, potatoes, apple pie, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeSupper:mush, syrup, biscuit, bread, oleomargarine, tea
FridayBreakfast:mackerel, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeDinner:cod fish with egg sauce, tomatoes, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeSupper:stewed peaches, cake, bread, oleomargarine, cheese, tea
SaturdayBreakfast:corned-beef hash, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeDinner:S.P. shoulder, navy beans or cabbage, potatoes, bread, oleomargarine, coffeeSupper:rice pudding, syrup, biscuit, bread, oleomargarine, tea
Source: Central Branch annual reports for 1875 and 1900

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