Chronology of declining student body and class size:
| May 1861 | Junior class leaves Davidson upon permission from President Kirkpatrick (Davidson) |
| Fall 1861 | Only 29 students enrolled (Shaw, 104) |
| Spring 1862 | Classes stop in May because all students have gone home |
| 1862-1863 | School opens preparatory section for younger students; 24 college students, 54 students in preparatory school (Beaty, 107) |
| 1863-1864 | 32 college students; 49 preparatory students (Shaw, 108) |
| Spring 1864 | Draft age lowered to 17; Only 8 college students and 16 preparatory students remain enrolled (Shaw, 108) |
| Fall 1864 | 10 college students and 30 preparatory students enrolled (Shaw, 109) |
| Spring 1865 | Confederate army surrenders; all but a few students return home (Shaw, 109) |
| 1866-1867 | 22 college students and 7 preparatory students enrolled (Shaw, 118) |
| 1868-1869 | Davidson College begins recovering from effects of war; student body up to 121 students (Catalogue, 1868-1869) |
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