Finding Aid to the Augustus Forsberg Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
THE AUGUSTUS FORSBERG (1831-1910) PAPERS
The collection includes typescripts and original manuscripts of speeches given by Col.
Augustus FORSBERG to Confederate veterans groups and to local chapters of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy between 1899 and 1902. Also included is a scrapbook of
architectural drawings, signed by Col. FORSBERG, dated 1858.
BOX 1
1-1 Typescripts of speeches
1-2 Original manuscripts of speeches
1-3 Scrapbook of Architectural Drawings
AUGUSTUS FORSBERG (1831-1910)
Augustus FORSBERG was born 13 January 1831 in Stockholm, Sweden. He came to
America in 1853 and established an architectural firm in Baltimore, Maryland. When
told he would be offered a commission in the Union army, he fled to Charleston, South
Carolina. He witnessed the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter and later
designed Charleston's harbor defense works. [Obituary, Lynchburg News, 16 July 1910, p. 6 col.
4.]
During the Civil War, FORSBERG served on the staff of General John B. FLOYD.
He was later Colonel of the 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry. He was severely wounded
at the Battle of Winchester and was taken prisoner. He was released 24 July 1865.
[Obituary, loc.cit.; Robert K. Krick, Lee's Colonels: A Biographical Register of Field Officers of the Army
of Northern Virginia (Dayton, OH: Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1979), p. 129.]
Augustus FORSBERG married 23 August 1865, in Lynchburg, Mrs. Mollie
(MORGAN) OTEY. He was elected City Engineer in 1866 and served until 1887. He
supervised the construction of many prominent Lynchburg structures. As a member of
the School Board for nine years, he supervised the construction of the new Lynchburg
high school. FORSBERG died 15 July 1910 and was buried in the Presbyterian
Cemetery. [Obituary, loc.cit. ]
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2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
THE AUGUSTUS FORSBERG (1831-1910) PAPERS
The collection includes typescripts and original manuscripts of speeches given by Col.
Augustus FORSBERG to Confederate veterans groups and to local chapters of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy between 1899 and 1902. Also included is a scrapbook of
architectural drawings, signed by Col. FORSBERG, dated 1858.
BOX 1
1-1 Typescripts of speeches
1-2 Original manuscripts of speeches
1-3 Scrapbook of Architectural Drawings
AUGUSTUS FORSBERG (1831-1910)
Augustus FORSBERG was born 13 January 1831 in Stockholm, Sweden. He came to
America in 1853 and established an architectural firm in Baltimore, Maryland. When
told he would be offered a commission in the Union army, he fled to Charleston, South
Carolina. He witnessed the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter and later
designed Charleston's harbor defense works. [Obituary, Lynchburg News, 16 July 1910, p. 6 col.
4.]
During the Civil War, FORSBERG served on the staff of General John B. FLOYD.
He was later Colonel of the 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry. He was severely wounded
at the Battle of Winchester and was taken prisoner. He was released 24 July 1865.
[Obituary, loc.cit.; Robert K. Krick, Lee's Colonels: A Biographical Register of Field Officers of the Army
of Northern Virginia (Dayton, OH: Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1979), p. 129.]
Augustus FORSBERG married 23 August 1865, in Lynchburg, Mrs. Mollie
(MORGAN) OTEY. He was elected City Engineer in 1866 and served until 1887. He
supervised the construction of many prominent Lynchburg structures. As a member of
the School Board for nine years, he supervised the construction of the new Lynchburg
high school. FORSBERG died 15 July 1910 and was buried in the Presbyterian
Cemetery. [Obituary, loc.cit. ]
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Title
Finding Aid to the Augustus Forsberg Papers
Subject
Finding aids
Forsberg, Augustus, 1831-1910
Description
Finding aid to the Augustus Forsberg papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Forsberg served in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War. Following the war he served as Lynchburg City Engineer until 1887.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS1522FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Augustus Forsberg Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/565.