Shellpoint Rangers--Captain A.C. Lang - Confederate

United States     U.S. Military      Florida      Florida Military      Florida in the Civil War     SHELLPOINT RANGERS--CAPTAIN A.C. LANG

Brief History
There is nothing in the record to indicate when or where this Company was mustered in or by whom. Presumably it was sometime in 1861. A total absence of any record of the Company subsequent to its recorded roll would indicate that it was one of the companies that was dissolved after a short service and whose members reenlisted in other commands. This supposition is rather sustained by the fact that several names appearing on this roll appear later on the roll of companies in Scott's battalion of cavalry.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see -Roster
 * Guard unit - no cities or counties given - see - Roster

Florida. 1983. Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil, and Spanish-American wars. Macclenny, Fla: R.J. Ferry WorldCat INTERNET ARCHIVE  Civil War Military Units in Florida

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Florida in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Florida in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Florida, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.