Publication Date
1861
Description
William A. Stearns, Professor of Law
Disclaimer
Some of the images and language that appear in the digital collections depict prejudices that are not condoned by the University of Mississippi. This content is being presented as historical documentation to aid in the understanding of both American history and the history of the University of Mississippi. The University Creed speaks to our current deeply held values, and the availability of this content should not be taken as an endorsement of previous attitudes or behavior.
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Relational Format
photograph
LCSH
University of Mississippi -- History; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A; University of Mississippi -- Faculty; College teachers;
Disciplines
Photography | United States History
Original Format
school yearbooks; salted paper prints
Original Collection
University of Mississippi Classbooks (MUM00542). Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries.
Rights
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Recommended Citation
University of Mississippi, "William A. Stearns" (1861). Classbook of 1861-1862. 9.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/classbook_1861/9
Comments
In 1861, political events interrupted campus activities at the University of Mississippi; many students withdrew before the end of the school term to enlist in the Confederate Army. Most joined a company called the University Greys, C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia, 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company A, while others joined the Lamar Rifles, C.S.A. Army of Northern Virginia, 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company G, or returned home to enlist in local units. With only four students registered for fall classes, the university closed until 1865. Many members of the class of 1861 lost their lives fighting for the Confederacy. In 1866 the University of Mississippi awarded the class of 1861 diplomas; only one member of the University Greys could attend the ceremony.