50Results for "Civil War (1861-1865)"
Stories
The Civil War Comes to Princeton in 1861
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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
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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—48 for the Confederacy, and 38 for the Union.
Princeton and the Confederacy
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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.
Princeton and the Civil War
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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.
Peter Scudder
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Peter Scudder rose from humble beginnings to become a successful businessman and a notable member of the free black community in Princeton.
Primary Sources
Student Exodus of 1861
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A list of southern students excused from school due to the outbreak of the Civil War.
Letter from Robert Jefferson Breckinridge
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Letter from Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (class of 1820, non-graduate) to his son William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, discussing the capture of Joseph Breckinridge by the Confederate Army.
Autograph Book Entry by James R. Yerger
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Autograph book entry by James R. Yerger (class of 1859) to Winfield S. Purviance ('1861).
Autograph Book Entry by Edward F. Neufville
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Autograph book entry by Edward F. Neufville (class of 1862) to Thomson McGowan ('1861).
James Simpson
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Photo of James Simpson, a campus worker.