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, September 8, 2012

Claudius G. Phillips, Class of 1858

Phillips, a teacher in Nansemond County, VA in the 1860 census, enlisted as a private on May 18, 1861 in Co. F of the 9th VA Infantry, the Chuckatuck Light Artillery. He was hospitalized with typhoid fever at Chimborazo in Richmond, VA on May 31, 1862. He was detailed for hospital duty first as a clerk and later as a nurse. He was back with his company by April 1, 1864. His fate after 1864 is unknown at present.

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Claudius G. Phillips, Class of 1858

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