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.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Arthur Lee Wynne, student 1857-1861

Arthur Lee Wynne joined the Richmond Howitzers, the 1st Co. Howitzers VA Light Artillery Battery, in June 1862 as a private. He was hospitalized and then furloghed in 1863 due to illness. He was transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps. in the summer of 1864, dying of disease on December 2, 1864.