To date, most texts regarding higher education in the Civil War
South focus on the widespread closure of academies. In contrast,
Persistence through Peril: Episodes of College Life and Academic
Endurance in the Civil War South brings to life several case
histories of southern colleges and universities that persisted
through the perilous war years. Contributors tell these stories via
the lived experiences of students, community members, professors,
and administrators as they strove to keep their institutions going.
Despite the large-scale cessation of many southern academies due to
student military enlistment, resource depletion, and campus
destruction, some institutions remained open for the majority or
entirety of the war. These institutions-"The Citadel" South
Carolina Military Academy, Mercer University, Mississippi College,
the University of North Carolina, Spring Hill College, Trinity
College of Duke University, Tuskegee Female College, the University
of Virginia, the Virginia Military Institute, Wesleyan Female
College, and Wofford College-continued to operate despite low
student numbers, encumbered resources, and faculty ranks stripped
bare by conscription or voluntary enlistment. This volume considers
academic and organizational perseverance via chapter "episodes"
that highlight the daily operations, struggles, and successes of
select southern institutions. Through detailed archival research,
the essays illustrate how some southern colleges and universities
endured the deadliest internal conflict in US history.
Contributions by Christian K. Anderson, Marcia Bennett, Lauren
Yarnell Bradshaw, Holly A. Foster, Tiffany Greer, Don Holmes,
Donavan L. Johnson, Lauren Lassabe, Sarah Mangrum, R. Eric Platt,
Courtney L. Robinson, David E. Taylor, Zachary A. Turner, Michael
M. Wallace, and Rhonda Kemp Webb.
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