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.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

George Benjamin Jones, Class of 1841 (A.B.) and 1844 (A.M.)

Jones was listed as an apothecary in Petersburg, VA in the 1850 census and a druggist in the 1860 census. He was killed on June 9, 1864 at Rives Farm during the Siege of Petersburg while serving as a private in Co. B of the 3rd VA Reserves (Archer's) unit. His gravestone in Petersburg's Blandford cemetery is inscribed "in defense of home and fireside."

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

George Benjamin Jones, Class of 1841 (A.B.) and 1844 (A.M.)

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