HEADQUARTERS
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE
Lexington, Virginia

1842_43 - 1844_45 - 1846_47 - 1848_49 - 1850_51 - 1852_53 - 1854_55 - 1856_57
1858_59 - 1860_61 - 1862_63 - 1864_65 - 1866_67 - 1868_69 - 1870_71 - 1872_73
1874_75 - 1876_77 - 1878_79 - 1880_81 - 1882_83 - 1884_85 - 1886_87 - 1888_89
1890_91 - 1892_93 - 1894_95 - 1896_97 - 1898_99 - 1900_01 - 1902_03 - 1904_05
1906_07 - 1908_09 - 1910_11 - 1912_13 - 1914_15 - 1916_17 - 1918_19 - 1920_21
1922_23 - 1924_25 - 1926_27 - 1928_29 - 1930_31 - 1932_33 - 1934_35 - 1936_37
1938_39 - 1940_41 - 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 ____

*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.