| James Parks Caldwell was the youngest of the founders being only 14 when he became part of Sigma Chi. Early in his life; others saw his remarkable intelligence and dedication to his principles. After three years at Miami he was graduated and then studied law. He moved to Mississippi and set up a law practice but soon enlisted in the Confederate Artillery when the war started. He was captured in 1863 and remained a prisoner of war until the conflict ended. During his imprisonment he was offered his freedom if he denounced his allegiance to the Confederacy but he declined and remained loyal to the South. After the war he practiced law and traveled extensively throughout the United States. In 1888 he returned to Mississippi where he set up his law practice. He died in 1912 in Biloxi and is remembered for his fidelity to principle, evidenced in his college days and during the Civil War. His young age while in college inspired the other founders to foster a "spirit of youth." |
