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Identifier	MUM00542_36
Title	George A. Robertson
Creator	University of Mississippi
Date	1861
Subject	University of Mississippi -- History University of Mississippi -- Students Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Item Description	Geo. A. Robertson (Oktibbeha County, Mississippi); also credited as Jacob Clark Robertson and Andrew Robertson
Original Collection Description	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.
Type	Image
Original Format	school yearbooks salted paper prints
Source	University of Mississippi 1861 Classbook
Rights	Images in this collection are for personal use and may not be reproduced without permission. For publication and professional uses, please contact the Archives and Special Collections at the University of Mississippi Libraries.
Original Collection	Class of 1861
Citation	1861 Classbook, Special Collections, The University of Mississippi Libraries

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