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Register of former
Cadets
Virginia Military Institute, Virginia 1939
HEADQUARTERS
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
Lexington, Virginia
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1942
Class of 1842
(Nos. 1 to 25)
The first cadets matriculated Nov. 11, 1839. A three-year
course was pursued and 16 cadets was graduated on July 4, 1842. 25
members.
†*Bell, Joseph Wayt; Augusta Co., Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 13; Farmer; Capt., C. S.
Reserves; Died May 23, 1879 in house in which he was born.
*CARTER, CHARLES EVERETT; Albermarle Co., Va.; 2 yr.; Planter in So. Carolina;
Pvt. in
"Palmetto Regt." in Mexican War; Died Nov. 5, 1847 in Mexico City of fever.
Buried Columbia, S.C.
*Chilton, David; Kenawha Co., Va.; 4 1/2 mos.; Moved with parents to Missouri
and died, unmarried, 1844.
†*Cramer, Thomas Johnstone Blakely; Winchester, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 4; Surveyor;
Teacher; Farmer; in Kansas land office; elected Treasurer Kansas, never served;
One of the incorporators of City of Los Angeles; after Civil War stock raiser in
Oregon; Died March 27, 1891 at Grass Valley, Oregon.
†*Deyerle, Charles Peter; Salem, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 9; Grad. Jeffn Med. Coll.,
1846; Asst. Surgeon, U. S. A., and served in Mexico 1846-48; Died while
stationed at Benicia Barracks, Calif., Oct. 30, 1853. Buried at Salem, Va. (Name
spelled Dyerle at matriculation.)
†*Elliott, Wyatt Moseley; Buckingham C. H., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 7; Grad., Univ.
of Va., Lawyer; Editor; Lt. Col., 25th Va. Bn. Inf., C. S. A.; Brig. Gen., Va.
Mil.; Mbr. Va. Senate; Mbr. V. M. I. Bd. Vis.; Rector of the Univ. of Va.; Cler,
U. S. Cir. and Dist. Courts; Established V. M. I. Alumni Assoc., with W. D.
Fair, and its first president, then called Alumni Military Assoc. Died in
Lynchburg, Va., Feb. 25, 1897.
†*Fair, William Darrell; Amherst, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. *1; Teacher; Capt., Va.
Militia; Lawyer, Lynchburg, Va., Stockton and Yreka, Calif; Mbr. first Calif.
Senate; Organized V. M. I. Alumni Assoc., with W. M. Elliott on July 4, 1842 and
first secretary; Died San Francisco, Dec. 27, 1861.
†FORBES, WILLIAM ARCHIBALD; Richmond, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 11; Teacher; Asst.
Prof., V. M. I.; Teacher, Georgetown Mil. Acad., Ky.; Prof. and after 1851
president Stewart (later called Clarksville) College, Tenn.; Col. 14th Tenn.,
Inf., C. S. A.; Killed about Aug. 28, 1862 in 2nd Battle of Manassas.
†*Garnett, Louis Anacharsis; Essex, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 16; Lawyer; Smelting and
refining; Currency Expert. Died at Pacific Grave, Calif., Jun3 25, 1901.
†*Henderson, William H.; Leesburg, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad *2; First Valedictorian;
Lawyer; Moved to Texas and died there in winter of 1860.
†*JAMESON, JAMES HENRY; Culpeper, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 8; Lawyer; Farmer, "Spring
Hill" opposite Remington, Va.; Capt. 11th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died in Richmond,
Va., Sept. 1864, after a long imprisonment following capture at Dranesville
while on way to be exchanged.
*Jones, John Williams; Shenandoah, Va.; 1 yr.; Farmer; Baptist clergyman; 1st
Lieut. and Chaplain, C. S. A.; Died at Beach Bottom, Pa., July 5, 1873
†*Knight, Oscar Mansfield; Nottoway Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 14; Physician;
Capt., 9th Va., Cav., C. S. A.; Farmer after the war in Nottoway Co.; Died Dec.
22, 1918 at Wilmington, N. C., buried Richmond, Va.
†*Lawrence, James H.; Guerney's Depot, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 6; Dentist; Capt. & A.
A. G. Iverson's Brigade, C. S. A. Died
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*Logan, John S. Lee; Lexington, Va.; 2 yrs.; The first cadet to matriculate;
Attended Washington College prior to entering V. M. I.; Student of Divinity,
Epos. Theo. Sem. of Va.; Died about 1846.
†*Marshall, James; Warren Co., Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 15; Teacher; Farmer; Capt. 12th
Va. Cav., C. S. A.; Died Nov. 25, 1901.
†*Pendleton, Edmund; Buchanan, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 5; Teacher; Lawyer; Col. 15th
La. Inf., C. S. A.; Va. Sen.; Bd. Vis., V. M. I.; Died July 26, 1899, Lexington,
Va.
†*Saunders, Valentine Cook; Loudoun Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 12; Prof. of Modern
Languages; Prin., Baton Rouge Mil. Inst.; Linguist; Died Dec. 21, 1894,
Leesburg, Va.
*Sharp, Benjamin; Lee Co., Va.; 1 yr. 11 mos.; Lawyer; Mem. Mo. State Senate;
Col., Mo. Vols. (Union); Killed by "Bushwhackers" July 18, 1861, before assuming
command of regiment.
*Shields, Hamilton Leroy; Norfolk, Va.; 1 yr. 7 mos.; Grad. U. S. Mil. Acad.;
Served in Mexican War; Captain; Farmer in Vermont; Died Nov. 24, 1889.
†*Smith, John Triplett; Norfolk, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad 10; Farmer; 1st Lt., Nitre &
Mining Bureau, C. S. A.; Died Nov. 17, 1882 at his home near Fredericksburg, Va.
†*STRANGE, JOHN BOWIE; Scottsville, Fluvanna Co., Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 3; The first
cadet sentinel - he relieved the former Arsenal guard on Nov. 11, 1839. Prin.,
Norfolk Academy; Sup. Albermarle Mil. Inst.; Major, Va. Militia; Co. _ 19th Va.
Inf., C. S. A.; Killed at South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14, 1862. Bur. in
Charlotteville, Va.
*Sumpter, Henry Blade; Campbell Co., Va.; _ yrs.; the first cadet captain, which
office he resigned because of ill health. Farmer; Not _ Civil War because of health;
Died at his home near Lynchburg, July 10, 1868.
*Swann, John Sterling; Powhatan Co., Va.; 1 yr. 4 1/2 mos.; Teacher; Lawyer;
Capt., Independence Co., from Kanawha (W. Va.); Died about 1894.
*Winn, Philip James; Fluvanna Co., Va.; 1 1/2 yrs. M.D., Univ. of Va., 1842;
Physician; Justice of Co. Court; Supt., Co. Schools, Fluvanna Co., Va.; Died
June 19, 1887 at his residence "Lower Winnsville."
Class of 1843
(Nos. 26 to 60)
13 cadets were graduated July 4, 1843, in a three-year
course; one declared graduate later. 35 members.
*Bacon, James Lawrence; Mecklenburg Co., Va.; 5 mos.;
Lived in Mecklenburg Co., Va.; Died Feb. 1846.
†*Barton, Howard Thornton; Fredericksburg, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 4; Grad.,
Jeff. Med. Coll.; Physician in Berryville, Va.; Surgeon, C. S. A.; Asst.
Surgeon, V. M. I.; Died Mar. 23, 1894, Lexington, Va.
†*Beale, William Steenbergen; Mt. Jackson, Va.; 4 yrs., rep. 3rd, Grad. 11;
Asst. Prof., V. M. I; Merchant; Col., Va. Vols.; Drowned March 9, 1850 in
attempting to rescue negro boatman from drowning in Ohio River.
*Bowen, Walter; Wheatley's Mills, Va.; 2 yrs.; First case of resignation
account of marriage; Capt., Warren (Va.) Cav., C. S. A.; Farmer and
Insurance Agt., Died July 31, 1881.
†*Bryan, James Lawrenson; Petersburg, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 9; Lt., Mexican
War; Physician; Prin., Maryland Mil. Acad.; Clergyman; Died Nov. 6, 1904,
Cambridge, Md.
†*Campbell, Nathaniel Henry; Lisbon, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. *1; L. L. B., U. of
Va.; Lawyer; Banker; Died Jan. 9, 1867.
*CRUMP, CHARLES A.; Powhatan Co., Va.; 1 yr. 11 mos., rep. 3d.; Teacher;
Merchant; Col. Nottoway Militia; Mbr. Va. Legislature; Sent with Hon. John
Seddon and others to take possession of U. S. Armory at Harpers Ferry, Col.,
16th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Killed in Battle of Manassas, Aug. 30, 1862.
†*Dorman, James Baldwin; Lexington, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. *2; Grad., Wash.
Coll.; Mexican War; Lawyer; Va. Leg.; Va. Secession Conv.; Major 9th Va.
Inf., later staff officer, C. S. A.; Clerk, Va. Supreme Court of Appeals;
Ded Aug. 4, 1893.
†*Echols, John (W.); Rockbridge Co., Va.; 1 yr. 1 1/2 mos.; Honorary Grad.,
N. S. (7-2-1870); Grad., Washington College; Lawyer; Brig.-Gen., C. S. A.;
Va. Leg.; Va. Sec. Conv.; B. V., V. M. I.; Died May 24, 1896, Staunton, Va.
*Estill, Benjamin; Augusta Co., Va.; 1 yr. 1/2 mo. Died young.
*Fry, Birkett Davenport; Kanawha Co., Va.; 1 __ent. 3rd, left to enter U. S.
Mil.. Acad.; Lt. Mexican War; Gen. in Walkers Nicarauguan Expedition; Brig.
Gen., C. S. A.; wounded and returned at Gettysburg; President Cotton __.
Died Feb. 5, 1891.
*Hamilton, Andrew Jackson; Rockbridge Co., Va., 1 yr. 2 1/2 mos., the first
cadet to dese__; Farmer; 1st Sgt. Co. H., 4th Va., Inf. C. S. A.; Dead.
*Hart, Schuyler Andrew; Albemarle Co., Va.; _ yrs.; Physician; Surgeon, C.
S. A.; Died 188_.
†*Jeffress, William Calvin; Jeffress Store, Va.; __ yrs.; Grad. 6; Lawyer;
Farmer; Capt. Jeffress Art., C. S. A.; Farmer; Died Aug. 19, 18_, Nottoway
Co., Va.
*Kenney, James;
Harrisonburg, Va.; 1 yr. _ mos., rep. 3d; Lawyer; Capt., Co. B. 10th __
Inf., C. S. A.; later Major C. S. Reserves; Judge County Court; Mbr.,
Va. Legislature; Died __ 13, 1894 at Harrisonburg.
*Kent, James McGavock; Montgomery Co., Va., 6 1/2 mos.; Physician; Capt., C.
S. A.; Died April 5, 1881, Roanoke, Va.
*Kinney, George Nicholas; Augusta Co., Va.; _ mos.; M.D., Jefferson Med.
College; Surgeon Gen. Kirby Smith's Army, C. S. A.; Physician. Died Apr. 30,
1896.
*McCORKLE, ALEXANDER McNUTT; Rockbridge Co., Va.; 6 mos., ent. 3rd; Died in
Mexican War from effect of the climate. He was in Gen. Taylor's command,
near Monterey.
*Paxton, James Gardner; Rockbridge Co., Va.; _ yr., ent. 3rd; Lawyer; Major,
C. S. A.; Mbr. Va. House and Senate; Killed in wreck on C_ O. Ry., Aug. 6,
1870.
*Peyton, John Lewis; August Co., Va.; 1 yr. _ mos.; Lawyer; U. S. Dist.
Attorney; Agt., C. A. Gvt. in Europe; Author; Died May 21, 18__.
*Pryor, Samuel Burrell; Brunswick Co., Va.; 1 yr. 8 mos., rep. 3rd; Grad. in
medicine in Philadelphia; Died in Texas before 1861.
*Radford, Richard Carlton Walker; Bedford, Va.; 1 yr., then to U. S. Mil.
Acad. and first V. M. I. cadet to grad. there; Capt. U. S. A.; Col., 2nd Va. Cav., C. S. A.; Farmer; Died Nov. 2, 1886.
*Rodes, Virginius Hudson; Lynchburg, Va.; 3 yrs. Grd. 8; Aide-de-Camp to
Brother, Major Gen. Rodes, C. S. A.; Merchant; Planter; Died Jan. 14, 1879
at his plantation in Carroll Co., Miss. and buried in Lynchburg, Va.
*Smith, William Henry; Richmond, Va.; 5 mos.; Teacher, Warren, Va.; Died in
1859 or 1860.
*Terry, Robert A.; Pittsylvania Co., Va.; 1 yr.; Mineralogist; Dead.
*Thorp, Timothy; Greensville, Va.; 1 yr.; M. D., Univ. of Va.; Physician;
Dead.
*Tibbs, Boaz Burris; Morgantown, Va.; 1 yr. 8 1/2 mos., rep. 3rd; Col., Va.
Militia; No. Confederate Service; Editor; Merchant; Died Jan. 23, 1853,
buried at Laurel, W. Va.
*Twiford, Robert Purnell; Accomac, Va.; 1 yr. 2 mos.; Teacher; Died young.
†*Warden, William Joseph; Staunton, Augusta Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 5;
Grad., Univ. of Va.; Clergyman, Presbyterian; Lt. and Chaplain, Va. Inf., C.
S. A.; Died Mar. 4, 1894.
†Washington, John Tayloe; Mattox Bridge, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 12; Deputy
Sheriff; Farmer; Died May 18, 1854.
*Washington, Richard Blackburn; Fairfax, Va.; 10 1/2 mos. in 2 yrs., rep.
3rd; Prvt., C. S. A.; Farmer; Lived at Charles Town, W. Va.; Died Oct. 15,
1910.
†*Wildman, John William; Leesburg, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. *3; Teacher; Merchant;
Supt., Co. Schools; Died Apr. 14, 1890.
†*Williams, George Washington; Salem, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 13; Prof., Math.;
Physician in Mo. until his death, Mar. 2, 1906 at his home in Farmington,
Mo.
†*Wills, John Cunningham; Isle of Wight Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 7; Asst.
Prof., V. M. I.; Clergyman; D. D. from Randolph Macon & Emory & Henry on
same day; Pres. of colleges in Ala. & Mo.; Col., C. S. A. Reserves; Died
Feb. 11, 1878 in Fayette, Mo.
†*Winston, Edmund; Amherst, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 10; Teacher; Civil Engr., Va.
& Tenn. R. R. (now part of N. & W.); Capt., Engrs., C. S. A.; Died Aug. 29,
1885.
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