He was born in 1844/45 (3 (17 in 1862), 4 (15 in 1860)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 4).
In 1860, he was living in ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). He was living with Isaac and Eliza Strang (presumably his parents) and with others (presumably his siblings) (4).
When he enlisted, he was a carpenter (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 8 January 1862 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Fetter (3). He was a private in company F (1, 5).
He deserted from Camp Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 20 March 1862 (1, 2 [10 or 11 Mar], 3 [Jan 1862]). He was a private, in company F (5).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Isaac Strang)
2 company F, register of deserters, #12 (Isaac Strang)
3 company F, descriptive roll, #96 (Isaac Strang)
4 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 1, precinct 4, microfilm series M653, film 1151, pages 206-207 = 32-33 handwritten (Isaac Strang)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Isaac Strang)
| line | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 |
| Dwelling number | 261 | |||||||||
| Family number | 273 | |||||||||
| Name | Isaac Strang | Eliza " | Elizabeth W " | Samuel M " | Isaac Jr " | Edward " | Catherine E " | John " | William " | Andrew J Strang |
| Age | 41 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | m | m | f | m | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||||
| Occupation | H. Carpenter | Laborer | Carpenter | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 1.000 | |||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | N. Jersey | Penn | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | Penn |
| Married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |