Life span: 04/06/1828 to 08/08/1862Dickinson Connection: Class of 1856TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Robinson AldredPlace of Birth: New Castle County, DEBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateEducation: Dickinson (Carlisle College)Occupation: MilitaryEducatorMilitary: Union Army Note Cards William Robinson Aldred (Dickinson Chronicles) ScholarshipWilliam Aldred was born April 6, 1828 in New Castle County, Delaware. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Dickinson College in 1856; as a student, he was a member of the Union Philosophical Society. After graduation, Aldred returned to Delaware and became a teacher. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Aldred became a lieutenant in the 3rd Delaware Infantry; he later rose to the rank of adjutant. He died at Front Royal, Virginia on August 8, 1862. John Osborne and James W. Gerencser, eds., “William Robinson Aldred,” Dickinson Chronicles, http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/a/ed_aldredW.htm. Events Major TopicsDickinson College Documents Bibliography
William Robinson Aldred (Dickinson Chronicles) ScholarshipWilliam Aldred was born April 6, 1828 in New Castle County, Delaware. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Dickinson College in 1856; as a student, he was a member of the Union Philosophical Society. After graduation, Aldred returned to Delaware and became a teacher. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Aldred became a lieutenant in the 3rd Delaware Infantry; he later rose to the rank of adjutant. He died at Front Royal, Virginia on August 8, 1862. John Osborne and James W. Gerencser, eds., “William Robinson Aldred,” Dickinson Chronicles, http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/a/ed_aldredW.htm.