William Henry White, student 1862-1863

White entered R-MC under the military curriculum in place in 1862.  He was the son of Major William White of the 14th VA Infantry (later lieutenant colonel and then colonel of the regiment), and entered VMI as a member of the class of 1867 after Randolph-Macon closed for the duration of the war in early 1863. He served in Co. A of VMI's Corps of Cadets and fought at the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864 just a month after his seventeenth birthday.

After the war, White became a lawyer in Norfolk, VA. He served as president of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad from 1907-1920, residing in Richmond, VA. White died on August 5, 1920 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.

Thomas Scott West, student 1860-1861

West enlisted as a private on May 22, 1861 in Co. A of the 2nd VA Cavalry. He was promoted to corporal on December 15, 1861 and to lieutenant on November 29, 1864. West surrendered and was paroled at Appomattox Court House, VA on April 9, 1865.

After the war, he returned to Bedford, VA, where he farmed for the rest of his life. West died on November 4, 1923 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Bedford, VA.

Samuel A. West, student 1861-1862

West enlisted as a corporal in Co. C of the 25th Battalion VA Infantry on August 6, 1862. he was discharged on February 9, 1863 upon completion of his 6 months of service when the unit was reorganized and he became a lieutenant in Co. H of the battalion. West was captured at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, VA on April 6, 1865 and sent first to Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. and then sent on April 21, 1865 to the prison camp at Johnson's Island, OH, where he remained until he took the oath of allegiance on June 20, 1865.

By 1880, West had moved to Bedford County, VA where he became a farmer. In the summer of 1916, he entered the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers’ Home in Richmond, VA. He was discharged from the home in December 1916 due to his deteriorating mental condition.

William Walter White, student 1857-1861

White enlisted as a private in Co. D of the 3rd VA Infantry on August 1, 1861. He was a corporal at the time of his election to the rank of junior second lieutenant on October 3, 1863. On May 12, 1863, he was promoted to second lieutenant.

He was hospitalized in May of 1862 with an unknown ailment and then again that year in late October and early November. White was wounded slightly and taken prisoner at the Battle of Gettysburg during Pickett's Charge. He was sent to the prison at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, MD and on July 7, 1863 was sent to the prison camp at Fort Delaware, DE.  On July 18, 1863, since he was an officer, White was sent to the prison camp at Johnson's Island, OH, where he remained from July 20, 1863 until March 21, 1865, when he was transferred to the prison at Point Lookout, MD. On April 28, 1865, he was sent again to Fort Delaware, where he was released on June 12, 1865 upon taking the oath of allegiance.

After the war, White was a teacher for 47 years in private schools and later in public schools. He was superintendent of the Southampton County public schools from 1905 until his retirement in 1913. White died from Bright's disease on May 2, 1918 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Courtland in Southampton County, VA.

Albert Burton Wooldridge, student 1861-1862

Wooldridge enlisted as a private in Co. C of the 9th VA Infantry on September 9, 1861, and is listed as a substitute for Edwin S. Wooldridge, who was his older brother. He was discharged on December 10, 1861 upon furnishing a substitute. He enlisted as a private in Parker's Virginia Battery of Huger's Artillery on August 24, 1863 and it is unclear when he reported for duty, although he was paroled at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 and his older brother Edwin was commanding the unit at that time.

After the war, he moved to Manchester, VA (now part of Richmond) and was a coal merchant in 1870 and a farmer in 1880. Wooldridge died in July 1896 and is buried in Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery.

Robert T. Wilson, student 1841-1842

Wilson, a farmer in Norfolk county, VA, enlisted as a private in Co. B of the 5th VA Cavalry. he was discharged for disability on December 7, 1861. The surgeon's certificate states that he had suffered from chronic diarrhea and "is now suffering from 'anthrax' and will not be able to resume the active duties of a soldier..."

He returned to farming in Norfolk County. In the 1877 Norfolk city directory and in the 1880 census, he is listed as teaching school.

William Old, student 1856-1857

William, a farmer in St. Brides Parish, Norfolk County (now Chesapeake), VA, enlisted as a private on February 16, 1862, in Co. I of the 5th VA Cavalry, the company which his uncle John F. Old had also joined. This later became the 14th Battalion VA Cavalry and then Co. F of the 15th VA Cavalry, the St. Brides Cavalry.

In 1870, he had returned to farming in Norfolk County, VA. His fate after that is unknown at this time.

John F. Old, student 1842-1843

Old, a farmer in Norfolk, VA, enlisted as a private in Co. I of the 5th VA Cavalry on June 20, 1861. He was promoted to corporal on July 15, 1861. On April 5, 1862, he was transferred to the 14th Battalion VA Cavalry, where he appears on rolls as a sergeant. This later became Co. F of the 15th VA Cavalry, the St. Brides Cavalry. Old was wounded on December 13, 1862 near Fredericksburg, VA. He was hospitalized in Richmond, VA at Chimborazo Hospital with typhoid fever for most of the month of July 1863.

After the war, he returned to farming in Norfolk. He died sometime before 1880, when his wife is listed as a widow in the census.

Daniel McKendree Carmines, student 1852-1853

Carmines, known as Kenny, was a school teacher in York County, VA in the 1860 census. He joined Co. I of the 32nd VA Infantry as a private on January 28, 1862, transferring from Co. C of the 115th VA Militia, which he had joined on an unknown date. Carmines was promoted to corporal on January 1, 1863. In June of 1864, he spent a week in Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, VA suffering from dysentery. On April 10, 1865, he appears on a list of prisoners held by the Union Army at Libby Prison in Richmond, VA. His date of release is not known at this time.

In 1870, he was a merchant in Elizabeth City, VA. By 1880, he had returned to teaching in York County, VA. He died sometime around 1900.

James R. Carroll, student 1850-1851

Carroll was a farmer in Warren County, NC when he enlisted as a private in Co. C of the 12th NC Infantry on May 4, 1861. He was promoted to sergeant on November 1, 1862. He applied to join the CS Signal Corps on October 31, 1862 and a letter supporting his application was written by the captain of his company, William S. Davis, R-MC Class of 1859.  On November 14, 1863, he joined Milligan's Independent Signal Corps as a private. On August 2, 1864, he was detailed to serve on a blockade runner out of Wilmington, NC. By April 10, 1865, he was back with his unit.

After the war, he returned to farming in Warren County, NC, where he resided at least through 1880. At the time of his death in 1899, he was living in Vance County, NC, where he is buried in the Hawkins-Carroll Family Cemetery in Middleburg.