Gregory Weldon Claiborne, student 1854-1855

Son of a Methodist minister and younger brother of Dr. John Herbert Claiborne, Gregory Weldon Claiborne studied medicine at the University of Virginia and in New York City after leaving Randolph-Macon. He enlisted as a private in Company A of the 12th VA Infantry on April 18, 1861, and served as Hospital Steward under his brother, Dr. John Herbert Claiborne. He transferred to the 5th Virginia Cavalry, Co. D, on September 1, 1861, and then transferred Co. B of the 13th VA Cavalry on May 15, 1862, serving as Assistant Surgeon. He later was promoted to Surgeon and served in the Confederate Navy. He died January 25, 1866 of disease acquired during his military service, and is buried in Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, VA.