Randolph Macon College in the Early Years: Making Preachers, Teachers and Confederate Officers, 1830–1868

Randolph Macon College in the Early Years: Making Preachers, Teachers and Confederate Officers, 1830–1868
ISBN-10
1476616027
ISBN-13
9781476616025
Category
Education
Pages
340
Language
English
Published
2015-01-28
Publisher
McFarland
Authors
Jr., John Caknipe

Description

This book summarizes the history of the first Randolph Macon College, and how it intertwined with the Boydton, Virginia, community. While in Boydton, almost 300 students took a degree. This book tracks the lives of these graduates, many from before college, after graduation, throughout their participation in the Confederate government or military, after the War, and for many, until death. In pursuing the research, the author came across an additional 100 men who had attended RMC, and their stories are included as well, along with the chaplains for the college chapel, the tutors for the college students and all adjunct and full-time faculty for the 38 year period. The graduates include 52 college presidents and numerous members of Congress. Many leaders of society, education and politics began their careers at RMC.

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