title: Invalid corps.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article explores America's historical experience with medical disability compensation programs during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
  
  
  METHODS
  Contemporary newspaper reports, complemented by book and journal articles, provide an understanding of the medical disability compensation programs offered during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Military planners, politicians, and service members struggled to develop a fair and balanced medical disability compensation program during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on America's extensive experience with the Civil War Invalid Corps, an alternative for motivated military personnel could be developed.
authors.affiliation: 13826 Bison Court, Silver Spring, MD 20906, USA.
authors.forename: R Gregory
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Lande
mesh_terms: D047831:American Civil War; D047788:American Revolution; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000266:history*; D006078:Government Programs / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D014729:Veterans Disability Claims / Q000266:history*