<h1>Episode Notes</h1>
<p>This week in 1861... On the eve of the Civil War, the University of Virginia was a Confederate cradle. Even before Virginia left the Union, students broke into the Rotunda to raise the Confederate flag. Students rushed to join the various volunteer regiments that sprang up on grounds. One of these groups became Company G of the 59th Virginia Infantry Regiment. But things didn't go so well.</p>

Episode Notes This week in 1861... On the eve of the Civil War, the University of Virginia was a Confederate cradle. Even before Virginia left the Union, students broke into the Rotunda to raise the Confederate flag. Students rushed to join the various volunteer regiments that sprang up on grounds. One of these groups became Company G of the 59th Virginia Infantry Regiment. But things didn't go so well.

Episode Notes
<p>This week in 1861... On the eve of the Civil War, the University of Virginia was a Confederate cradle. Even before Virginia left the Union, students broke into the Rotunda to raise the Confederate flag. Students rushed to join the various volunteer regiments that sprang up on grounds. One of these groups became Company G of the 59th Virginia Infantry Regiment. But things didn't go so well.</p>

Week of Dec 7: UVA's Company G disbanded

Sure, Virginia history includes big moments, big battles, and big names. But the richer history is full of smaller events occurring in the fullness of time. The disenfranchised, the nonconformists, and just regular people making Virginia history. Week in, week out. This Week in Virginia History explores those stories, curated by Nathan Moore and culled from the vast archives at Encyclopedia Virginia.

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Week of Dec 7: UVA's Company G disbanded

Week of Dec 7: UVA's Company G disbanded