William & Mary During the War
Classes at William & Mary were suspended when the British army invaded Virginia in January 1781. Classes resumed in the Fall of 1782.
Soldiers in Revolutionary War with Ties to the College of William & Mary
- President James Madison, Williamsburg, Virginia, Captain
- Granville Smith, Hanover County, Virginia, First Lieutenant
- William Nelson, Jr., York County, Virginia, Second Lieutenant
- Daniel Fitzhugh, King George County, Virginia, Ensign
- John Heath, Northumberland County, Virginia
- Thomas Smith, Gloucester County, Virginia
- Richard Booker, Amelia County, Virginia
- Armistead Smith, Gloucester County, Virginia
- John Jones, Dinwiddie County, Virginia
- John Stuart, King George County, Virginia
- Theodorick Fitzhugh, King George, Virginia
- Isaac Hite, Frederick County, Virginia
- William Short (1759-1849), Surry County, Virginia
- John Morrison, Prince George, Virginia
- George Braxton, King and Queen County, Virginia
- Henry Hill, King and Queen County, Virginia
- John White, King William County, Virginia
- Thomas Hall, Louisa County, Virginia
- John Page, Gloucester County, Virginia
- Booth Armistead, Elizabeth City County, Virginia
- John Briggs, Sussex County, Virginia
- Mann Page, Gloucester County, Virginia
- James Ramsey, Norfolk County, Virginia
- Johnson Tabb, Elizabeth City County, Virginia
- Carter Braxton, Jr. King and Queen County, Virginia
- Corbin Braxton, King and Queen County, Virginia
- Mordecai Gregory Cooke, Gloucester County, Virginia
- Henry Nicholson, York County, Virginia
- Several students who attended the Indian School fought in the Revolutionary War.
Material in the Special Collections Research Center
- Revolutionary War material in the SCRC Collections Database.
- Revolutionary War - Armed Conflicts & the Military in the Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries Research Guides