Charles Macon Wesson attended Randolph-Macon during the year the college had instituted a military curriculum. After the college closed in February 1863, Wesson enrolled at VMI in August 1863 and went on to become one of the famous New Market cadets.
Several biographical articles on Wesson erroneously indicate he attended R-MC after the war, but the college's records place him here before his time at VMI and he attended the University of Virginia directly following the war. Wesson practiced law and then became a journalist with the Richmond Times. He died January 15, 1924 and is buried in Saint Lukes Cemetery in Powhatan County, VA.
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