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, November 4, 2013
Thomas Blackwell, student 1862-1863
Blackwell enlisted in Co. G of the 9th VA Cavalry on January 20, 1864. He died from typhoid fever at Gordonsville, VA on May 18, 1864 in the Gordonsville Receiving Hospital, also known as the Charity Hospital.
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