Spotlight: Isaac Deans, Company F

This soldier was an inmate at the National Soldiers Home, Hampton, Virginia. Each person’s ledger entry recorded information in four sections: Military History, Domestic History, Home History, and General Remarks. The details from Domestic History include contact information for Isaac Dean‘s “nearest relative” — who might not have been a relative at all.

Note: Until the National Archives in Washington, DC re-opens to the public I will spotlight individuals whose sketches have been published — along with a new and interesting fact that wasn’t mentioned in the original post. Click on the individual’s name in this entry to view the original sketch.