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.

Monday, July 23, 2012

John F. Blunt, student 1862-1863

Blunt enlisted on October 27, 1863 as a private in Allen's Co. of the Lunenburg (VA) Artillery. He was hospitalized for dysentery at Chimborazo in Richmond in August, 1864. He was wounded in the left leg at the Battle of Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865, captured and hospitalized at City Point, VA, receiving "water treatment." Blunt died on April 15, 1865.

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Monday, July 23, 2012

John F. Blunt, student 1862-1863

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