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.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Medicus H. Hight, student 1854-1855

Hight was a Methodist minister in North Carolina assigned to the Tar River Colored mission in Tarsboro at the beginning of the war. He requested in 1861 not to be given a ministerial appointment as he served as a chaplain in the Confederate army, and he served as a chaplain to the North Carolina State Troops. In 1862, he was assigned to the Henderson circuit in North Carolina. He died in either 1862 or 1863 and is believed to be buried in Kittrell, in Vance County, NC.

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Medicus H. Hight, student 1854-1855

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