David Lang, letter
September 7, 1862
“I have just finished making one hundred & fifteen biscuits, without grease or soda, & Henry Hull is baking them for our next ten days rations. Since coming to Virginia we officers are not allowed to buy any more from government commissary than is issued to a private, & being on the frontier, no one will trust a slave here as cook, so we have to draw our rations and cook them just [like] the other men do. Just imagine me sitting upon the ground, in my shirt sleeves & barefooted, writing upon my knee by the light of the fire that is cooking my bread, writing to a young lady. What a fine sketch for Harpers Weekly.”
Author
Name: David Lang
Unit: 8th Regiment Florida Infantry, Co. C
Document Information
Type: Letter
Subject(s):
- Soldier Life/Camp Life
Event Location: Frederick City, Frederick Co., MD
Document Origin: Frederick City, Frederick Co., MD
Source
David Lang to Annie Eliza Atkinson. September 7, 1862. Original letter in possession of David Lang, Tallahassee, FL. Obtained from http://www.civilwarflorida.com/site/soldiers/soldier_detail.php?soldierREF=156. Accessed on February 12, 2010.
