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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.

The Civil War Comes to Princeton in 1861
by Kimberly Klein | Civil War (1861-1865)
Tensions between Unionist and Secessionist students reached their peak in 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War.

Counting Princetonians in the Civil War
by Daniel J. Linke | Civil War (1861-1865)
Extensive research by the Princeton University Archives staff has determined that over 600 Princeton students and alumni fought in the Civil War. Of these, 86 died in the conflict—47 for the Confederacy, and 39 for the Union.

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.

John Maclean Jr. and Princeton’s Commitment to Sectional Harmony
by Craig Hollander | Antebellum (1820-1861), Civil War (1861-1865)
John Maclean Jr., Princeton’s tenth president (1854-1868), was a non-slaveholder and held moderate antislavery views. His commitment to attracting southern students to the college and reducing sectional tension on campus, however, contributed to Princeton’s conservatism in the years leading up to the Civil War.
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Autograph Book Entry by Charles Coffin
1864 | Civil War (1861-1865)
Autograph book entry from Charles Coffin to Thomas Maston (class of 1864).

Autograph Book Entry by Edward F. Neufville
1861 | Civil War (1861-1865)
Autograph book entry by Edward F. Neufville (class of 1862) to Thomson McGowan ('1861).

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).

Autograph Book Entry by R. McC. Shepherd
1861 | Civil War (1861-1865)
Autograph book entry by R. McC. Shepherd to William B. Lane (class of 1861), with sketches of "college life."

John H. Potter
| Civil War (1861-1865)
Albumen print of Georgia native John H. Potter (class of 1863).