Dickinson College, at its annual commencement ceremonies, grants baccalaureate degrees to nineteen members of the class of 1859. Among the graduates is Zebulon Dyer, who will serve as a lieutenant in the Confederate Army and be killed at the battle of Allegheny Mountain in 1861. (By James Gerencser)
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Commencement Program, July 14, 1859, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
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