Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Brave among the Bravest: Amherst in the Civil War
Record #:
28028
Author(s):
Abstract:
In 1861, Professor William Clark and students at Amherst College enlisted in the Twenty-First Massachusetts Regiment to fight in the Civil War. Among the men enlisted was Frazar Stearns, a sophomore and son of Amherst College’s president. Nineteen men, including Stearns, were killed in the battle of New Bern, North Carolina.
Source:
Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Nov 2000,
p33-51, il, por, f