Walter Coles Carrington, student 1847-1848

Walter Coles Carrington, son of a wealthy planter of the same name, moved to Washington, Arkansas in the 1850s where he is listed as a physician. Carrington was appointed aide de camp to General Evander McNair with the rank of 1st lieutenant in the Confederate States Army on Dec. 12, 1862. He resigned on Jan. 16, 1864, and returned to Washington, Arkansas. He died August 26, 1890 and is buried in the Old Washington Cemetery,

Anderson A. Williams, student 1856-1857

Anderson A. Williams was in his late 20s when he attended R-MC as an "irregular" student. He had been a student in Princess Anne County, VA in 1850. He joined Co. G of the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry on July 8, 1861 as a private and later served as Quartermaster Sergeant. Williams, whose military records sometimes appear under Andrew A. Williams, died of disease near Culpepper Courthouse, VA, on May 2, 1863.

William Norwood Branch, student 1851-1852

Branch, who resided in Louisburg, Franklin County, NC, enlisted on June 6, 1861 as 1st sergeant in Co. B of the 1st NC Cavalry. He contracted typhoid and was sent to Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond VA, where he was admitted on Oct. 22, 1861. Records indicate that he was transferred to Dr. Chamberlaine (or Chamberlaynes), where he later died of typhoid pneumonia.

The William J. Branch family bible, held at the State Library of North Carolina, includes the statement that "Wm. Norwood Branch died the 24th November 1861 in the City of Richmond in the Service of his Country as a Soldier."