The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

In 1861, talk of secession transformed into armed conflict. Many of the men educated at Randolph-Macon College in the preceding 29 years immediately responded to the calls of their state militias to serve, while others later enlisted or were conscripted into the Confederate or Union armies. Others served in public office, or were ultimately drawn into the conflict in the last days in reserve units in local defense. These are their stories.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Henry Harrison Sneed, student 1856-1861

HENRY HARRISON SNEED, who attended R-MC from 1856-1861, enlisted as a corporal in the 38th Virginia Infantry, Company G, on May 18, 1861. he was promoted to sergeant in 1862, and was detailed to the Commissary Department from Dec.1862-Dec. 1864. Sneed became an Episcopalian minister in Tennessee after the war.
His unpublished memoir, Recollections of the Civil War and Other Items of Family History, is available in the College Archives.