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, May 29, 2012
Thomas H. Parham, student 1859-1861
Parham enlisted in Co. F of the 12th VA Infantry on June 6, 1861 as a private. He was discharged on September 18, 1861 after furnishing a substitute, Mills B. Barrett.
Parham became a doctor in Sussex County, VA after the war.
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