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, October 20, 2011

Dabney Jordan Waller, student 1859-1861

Dabney Waller enlisted as a private in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, on July 25, 1861, soon after the college year ended. He was promoted to corporal in March, 1863 and then to sergeant in November 1863. After the war he was a farmer in Caroline County, VA. He applied for and received a Confederate pension in 1923, not long before his death in 1925.