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.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

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,