54Results 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.
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.
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—47 for the Confederacy, and 39 for the Union.
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.
"Halting at Noon"
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Illustration of a slave coffel driven through Virginia in the early 19th century.
Betsey Stockton
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Portrait of Betsey Stockton, a former slave who served as a missionary and teacher in the Sandwich Islands (present-day Hawaii).
John H. Potter
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Albumen print of Georgia native John H. Potter (class of 1863).
Prospect House in 1863
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Albumen print of Prospect House.