Americus Langston Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: A-0382
Content Description
Two small books, both missing one cover
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two small notebooks. One notebook has a diary of Americus' life in 1862.
Dates
- Event: Donated
- Creation: 1859-1879
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research
Biographical / Historical
Americus Langston was born in 1831 in South Carolina to William Langston and Elizabeth McMurry. He married Emily Margaret Montgomery in 1859 in Rusk, Texas. In 1861 Americus was a member of Company I, 7th Regiment Texas Infantry. In 1862 he was captured at Fort Donelson and was marched to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois and was released later in the year. Americus died in 1893 in Rusk, Texas.
Extent
2 Items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection consists of three folders.
- Title
- Guide to Americus Langston Family Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Linda Reynolds
- Date
- 10/08/2024
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
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