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.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

George Wesley Armistead, class of 1857 (A. B.) and 1860 (A.M.)

George Armistead served in the "4th" company of the Virginia Howitzers, Light Artillery (his brother, Robert Augustus Armistead, served in the "1st" company). In 1863 he transferred into the Surry Light Artillery. In November 1863, he reenlisted as Acting Master in the Confederate Navy. George Armisted survived the war and died in 1895 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

George Wesley Armistead, class of 1857 (A. B.) and 1860 (A.M.)

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