This work began with the intent to compile a complete list of the occupants of the officers - and noncommissioned officers - quarters at Fort Monroe from 1819 to 1987. The author's research led her to records at the National Archives and local resources such as phone books, bank records, and records held by the fort; she also contacted 1,000 retired officers who had served at the fort, asking them to recall the names and residences of their contemporaries...
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