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On February 19, 1864, Solomon Crist enrolled in Company K, 55th Pennsylvania Infantry in Bedford, PA. He mustered in as a Private at Harrisburg, PA, on March 2nd, 1864. He was 6 feet tall with blue eyes and light hair. His age was recorded as…

On July 5th, 1863, the day after the Battle of Gettysburg ended and Lee’s Army began its retreat from Pennsylvania, Solomon Crist enlisted as a private from Marietta in the Pennsylvania militia’s Independent Battalion. He was one of eleven men from…

The Crist family owned several farms in Bedford County’s Union Township. The farm on which Solomon worked was most likely one of the Crist family's farms, located northwest of the town of Marietta in Union Township. The 1861 map of Bedford County…

Now George Mason University, the Fairfax campus, an aerial view 1974. Officially broken off from University of Virginia on April 7, 1972. In the item, we can see construction of Academic II A (today's Robinson Hall A) and the University Union…

George Mason College, Fairfax campus, aerial view, 1971. In the item, we can see the expansion of the college, as its develops into a University. Included in this image are the parking circle, Fenwick Library, Lecture Hall, and North, South, East,…

Before its final approval, Charles Harrison Mann Jr. brought to the House floor House Joint Resolution 5 for its consideration. To eliminate any fear that the college would become an independent university, Mann included a clause that would allow the…

On July 30th, 1860, J.W. Tomlinson, the census taker, recorded forty-six-year-old Solomon Crist working as a laborer on the farm of his eighty-one-year-old Aunt Ann Crist. Solomon was born in Pennsylvania, and his aunt was born in Maryland.

Dr. Ángel Cabrera took office as George Mason’s sixth president, following the Board of Visitors’ announcement in December 2011. His leadership would carry Mason forward after a historic period of growth and prominence.

U.S. News and World Report ranked George Mason as the top “Up-and-Coming University” in the nation. This recognition was fueled by its academic strength, global diversity, and innovative building projects across all campuses.

an aerial view of George Mason College, Fairfax campus, 1968. Includes parking circle, Fenwick Library, Lecture Hall, and North, South, East, and West Buildings.