Letterbooks, 1886-1889,1893-1909.

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Letterbooks, 1886-1889,1893-1909.

The David Lang collection consists of two letterbooks: Volume I, July 15, 1886 - January 6, 1889; Volume II, February 22, 1893 - 1909, and also includes some loose correspondence from October 19, 1906 - February 14, 1909. The correspondence reflects Lang's personal, business, and public life, and includes letters to his family, business partners, and prominent Floridians, Confederate veterans, and politicians of this period.

0.50 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340842

Florida State Archive

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Lang, David, 1838-1917.

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David Lang rose to prominence as one of Florida's most distinguished soldiers of the Civil War era, serving for a time as commander of the only Florida Brigade in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Lang, a native of Camden County, Georgia, was born in 1838. He attended Georgia Military Academy in Marietta, where he graduated in 1857. Following the completion of his studies, Lang moved to Florida with his family, working as a surveyor in Suwannee County. Upon th...

United Confederate Veterans

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Organized 1889. From the description of United Confederate Veterans scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172561 Henry Stewart formed a company nicknamed the "Hamilton Blues" for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war, this Florida native was elected as Camp Commander and namesake for Fort Stewart of the United Confederate Veterans located in Jasper, Florida. The organization was designed to orchestrate memorials to Confederate veterans and support...