Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Abstract
A stroll around the modem-day William and Mary campus offers visitors many links to the college's colonial history. The re-created town of Colonial Williamsburg, the Wren Building, and statues and portraits of famous alumni, such as Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, all conjure up images of William and Mary's eighteenth century grandeur. Conversely, evidence of the college's rich Civil War history is more obscure. Although scholars have recently examined Williamsburg's role in the War Between the States; little is known about the wartime activities of those individuals linked to William and Mary. This study examines the wartime service of the college's students, faculty, and alumni. Letters, depositions, military papers, and memoirs along with secondary sources identify the Civil War contributions of William and Mary's broader community.
Recommended Citation
Heuvel, Sean Michael, "The old college goes to war : the Civil War experiences of William and Mary students, faculty, and alumni" (2006). Master's Theses. 1195.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/1195