Interesting research has come to light regarding the role of students at Pennsylvania college during the battle of Gettysburg 1863. Some students immediately left the college to fight for the Unionists at Gettysburg, while several African Americans who worked at the college (like John Hopkins, janitor) fled in case of Confederate invasion. (Hopkins's home was actually taken by the Confederates.) During the battle of Gettysburg, students ran to the battlefield to help Union and Confederate wounded. They were then taken to Penn Hall, which was used as a hospital. Weeks after the battle, the college was used by the Confederates as a hospital and a prison camp.
When students returned to the college, the remains of soldiers could still be seen from the classrooms...
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