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

by John Caknipe Jr.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786479469
• ISBN13: 9780786479467
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher