was General William Jackson Palmer, a Union cavalry commander from Philadelphia. He later built the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, and founded Colorado Springs, Colorado. As the Civil War began in 1861, although his Quaker upbringing made Palmer abhor violence, his passion to see the slaves freed compelled him to enter the war. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in 1894. (The current Palmer Hall on the campus is named in his honor.)
In 1872 Thomas P. Fenner was hired by Armstrong to create and lead the Hampton Singers (then known as the Hampton Jubilee Singers) in response to the tremendous financial success of the Fisk Jubilee Singers 1871 concert tour. Armstrong hoped that a similar choir at Hampton could also raise money for the financially struggling school. Fenner and the choir toured widely and were able to raise enough money through concerts to pay for the construction of Virginia Hall, the first dormitory for women at the Hampton Institute. Further funds raised by the choir in the …
SAT EBRW 25%
400
SAT EBRW 75%
626
SAT Math 25th %
457
SAT Math 75th %
600
ACT Composite 25th %
12
ACT Composite 50th %
19
ACT Composite 75th %
24
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