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.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

William Augustus Trotter, student 1850-1851

Trotter, a farmer in Greensville County and brother of Isham Edward Trotter, was excused from regular service with an agriculturalist exemption. He enlisted in Co. A of the Greensville Home Guard, Captain Scott's Company of the Virginia Local Defense, in July 1863.

He continued farming in Greensville County, VA after the war. Trotter died on June 21, 1912 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery in Greensville, County, VA

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

William Augustus Trotter, student 1850-1851

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