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The Class of 1859 Prize and the Politics of “Friendship”
by Sara Krolewski Annabel Barry, and Sylvie Thode | Civil War (1861-1865), Reconstruction to Present (1865-)
Ten years after their graduation, alumni from the class of 1859 established a prize meant to demonstrate their class unity after the divisive Civil War years. Their efforts to reconcile North and South reflected a national trend to obscure serious ideological differences and the role of slavery in the Civil War.

Princeton and the Confederacy
by W. Barksdale Maynard | Civil War (1861-1865)
Hundreds of Princeton alumni served the Confederacy as soldiers, officers, and political leaders. Yet Princeton’s close involvement with the Confederate States of America has received surprisingly little scholarly attention until recently.

Henry Kollock
by Jessica R. Mack | Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)
Henry Kollock (1778-1819) was a Princeton professor, pastor, and slave owner. He appeared in the first fugitive slave narrative: Life of William Grimes, a Runaway Slave.

Princeton in the Newspapers
by Zena Kesselman | Antebellum (1820-1861)
News about the College of New Jersey and its students—including their connections to the South—spread across the country through multiple forms of print media.

Princeton and the Civil War
by W. Barksdale Maynard | Civil War (1861-1865)
The Civil War divided Princeton as well as the United States along regional lines, complicating the university’s patriotic history of wartime service as students and alumni fought in both the Union and Confederate forces.
Primary Sources

"The Duel"
1859 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
A short play about Border Ruffians and Abolitionists, involving members of the class of 1860.

Autograph Book Entry by James R. Yerger
1859 | Civil War (1861-1865)
Autograph book entry by James R. Yerger (class of 1859) to Winfield S. Purviance ('1861).

Alfred N. C. Scudder
c.1859 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
Photo of Alfred Scudder, assistant to Professors Stephen Alexander and John Schanck, and janitor of Clio Hall. The photograph is captioned "Asst Prof of Nat. Phil (or Buck)"

"Effigy-Burning at Princeton College"
December 8, 1859 | Antebellum (1820-1861)
A news item about the burning of John Brown in effigy at the College of New Jersey, printed in the Baltimore Sun.

"Effigy-Burning among the Princeton Students"
December 9, 1859
A news item about the burning of John Brown in effigy at the College of New Jersey, printed in the Richmond Whig.