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.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Jesse Powell HiIliard, student 1861-1862

Hilliard enlisted in Co. G of the 47th NC Infantry on May 20, 1862. He furnished a substitute and was discharged on or before August 1, 1862.

After the war, he farmed in Washington County, NC, where he was a county commissioner in 1890 and a Justice of the Peace in 1901. Hilliard died on June 1, 1902 and is buried in Plymouth, Washington County, NC in Garrett's Island Cemetery.

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Jesse Powell HiIliard, student 1861-1862

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