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.

Friday, January 17, 2014

Felix H. G. Taylor, Class of 1843

Taylor was a wealthy planter with holdings in Louisiana and Arkansas before the war. During the war, he served in Louisiana's Confederate legislature as a senator. He also enlisted on March 8, 1862 as a private in Co. C of the Louisiana Confederate Guards, a militia regiment, serving until at least May 1862..

After the war, he remained a farmer in East Carroll Parish, LA He is listed in the 1880 as deputy sheriff and was postmaster in Providence, LA from 1885 until his death on February 7, 1898.

The Men of Randolph-Macon College and the Civil War

Friday, January 17, 2014

Felix H. G. Taylor, Class of 1843

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