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.

Monday, December 2, 2013

Francis (Frank) Woolfolk Scott, Jr., student 1860-1861

Scott enlisted as a private in Co. B of the 9th VA Cavalry on May 6, 1861. In late 1863 and early 1864, he served as a courier for General Chambliss and Colonel Beale. He was captured on April 3, 1865 and paroled on April 20, 1865.

After the war, he was a farmer in Middlesex County, VA. Scott died on October 18, 1935 in Deltaville, VA and is buried in the cemetery at Lower United Methodist Church in Hartfield, Middlesex County, VA.

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Monday, December 2, 2013

Francis (Frank) Woolfolk Scott, Jr., student 1860-1861

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