Jacob Kent Langhorne Civil War Papers
The papers consist of 17 Civil War letters (Sept 1862-May 1863) from Jacob Kent Langhorne to various members of his family, written during his Virginia Military Institute cadetship and his service in the Confederate Army with the 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Topics include cadet life, family matters, camp life.
Dates
- 1862-1863
Creator
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Conditions Governing Use
Extent
17 items
Biographical / Historical
Jacob Kent Langhorne ("Kent") was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, on March 1, 1845. He matriculated at the Virginia Military Institute in August 1862 and left VMI in February 1863 to join the Confederate Army. Langhorne enlisted in Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment and was killed in battle at Brandy Station on June 9, 1863. He is buried in the Crockett-Kent graveyard near Shawsville, Virginia.
Physical Location
Online Access
- Confederate States of America -- Army -- Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- Virginia
- Soldiers -- Virginia -- Correspondence
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Virginia -- Militia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life -- 1860-1869
- Virginia Military Institute -- Cadet life -- 1861-1865
- Virginia Military Institute -- Class of 1866
Creator
- Title
- A Guide to the Jacob Kent Langhorne Papers, 1862-1863
- Author
- Diane B. Jacob
- Date
- © 2002 Virginia Military Institute Archives
- Language of description
- Description is in English
Revision Statements
- finding aid revision date not supplied: Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//Virginia Military Institute::Preston Library::Archives//TEXT (US::ViLxV::vilxv00029::A Guide to the Jacob Kent Langhorne Papers)//EN" "vilxv00029.xml"converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 26, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
