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, January 24, 2012

Archibald Cargill Massenburg, Class of 1854

Massenburg enlisted as a private in Company L of the15th NC Infantry on May 20, 1861. He was promoted to sergeant on July 1, 1861. He was transferred to the Field and Staff of the NC 15th and promoted to captain on November 14, 1861, serving as the Assistant Commissary of Subsistence. He was reassigned to Company D as second lieutenant on September 13, 1863. He was wounded in the right ankle on October 14, 1863 at Bristoe Station, VA. Massenburg died from chronic diarrhea on August 1, 1864 at his family home, Woodleaf Plantation, in Franklin County, NC.

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Archibald Cargill Massenburg, Class of 1854

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