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
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1938_39 - 1940_41 - 1942

Class of 1844
(Nos. 61 to 86)

9 cadets were graduated July 4, 1844, in a three-year course. 26 members.

*Baker, Samuel Colin; Martinsburg, Va.; 7 1/2 mos.; Dealer in steamboat supplies in Wheeling, Va. and St. Louis, Mo.; Died in St. Louis, Oct. 3, 1875.

*BOTTS, LAWSON; Spottsylvania Co., Va.; 2 yrs.; Lawyer; Col., 2nd Va. Inf., C. S> A.; Mortally wounded at 2nd Battle of Manassas and died Sept. 16, 1862.

*Browne, William Travers; Spottsylvania Co., Va.; 2 1/2 mos.; Physician; Died in Houston, Texas in 1855.

†*Burks, Jesse Spinner; Davis Store, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 6; Farmer; Mem., Va. Leg.; Col., 42nd Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died Jun. 15, 1885.

†*Campbell, John Arthur; Abingdon, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 4; Grad., U. of Va.; Lawyer; Judge, Circuit Court of Va.; Mem., Sec. Conv.; Col., 48th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died Jun. 17, 1886.

*Carrington, Edward Codrington; Hallifax, Va.; 2 yrs.; Capt., Co. A, 1st Va. Regt.; Mexican War; Sword presented him by Va.; Lawyer; Editor; Va. Legislature; U. S. Dist. Atty.; Brig. Gen., Militia U. S. A. 1861-65; Died Jun. 3, 1891

†*Clemens, Jacob Brackenridge; Wheeling, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 9; Physician; Entomologist; Died Jan. 11, 1867.

†*Cummings, Arthur Campbell; Abingdon, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 3; Lawyer; Bvt. Major, U. S. A.; Mexican War; Bri.-Gen., Va. Militia; Col., 33rd. Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Bd. Vis., V. M. I.; Va. Leg.; Died Mar. 19, 1905.

*GARNETT, THOMAS STUART; Westmoreland Co., Va.; 1 yr. 2 mos., rep. 3rd; Physician; Lt., Mexican War; Col., 48th Va. Inf., C. S. A., mortally wounded at Chancellorsville; Commission as Brig. Gen. received as he lay died in the Capitol at Richmond; killed in Battle about May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville.

*Henderson, Francis William; Prince William Co., Va.; 7 mos.; Teacher; Capt., C. S. A.; Lawyer in Lexington, Va.; Died Oct. 27, 1887.

*Hunter, Henry St. George; Jefferson Co., Va.; 3 mos.; Actg. Lt., U. S. Navy; Died in service in China Sept. 24, 1854.

*Jett, John, Jr.; Rappahannock Co., Va.; 2 1/2 mos.; Merchant; Died in Kansas in 1856.

*Kinney, William, Jr.; Augusta Co., Va.; 2 1/2 mos.; M. D., Jefferson Medical College; Physician; Died Dec. 19, 1851, Baltimore, Md.

†*McKennie, Marcellus; Albermarle Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. *2; Grad., U. of Va.; M. D., Jefferson Med. Coll.; Physician; Bookseller and proprietor of the "Univ. Book Store," Surgeon, C. S. A.; Died Oct. 25, 1890, Charlottesville, Va.

*Montgomerie, Colquhoun; Lynchburg, Va.; 2 yrs.; Died Aug. 1849 from fever.

*Munford, Carlton Radford; Richmond, Va.; 5 mos.; 2nd Lt., U. S. A. in Mexican War; Died May 22, 1847 at China, Mexico, from wound received in a duel 2 days before.

*Pendleton, James Shepherd, Jr., New Glasgow, Va.; 1 yr.; Grad., Jefferson Med. School; Physician & Farmer; Capt. & Commissary, C. S. A.; Died Mar. 15, 1877.

†*PITTS, JOHN HENRY; Tappahannock, Va., 3 yrs., Grad. *1; Prin., Rumford Mil. Acad.; Capt., C. S. A.; Died June 1, 1861 after organizing his company but before active service.

†*Porterfield, George Alexander; Berkely Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 5; Adjt., Va. Reg., Mexican War; later Asst. Adjt. Gen. of Army; Col., 25th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Banker; one of 3 surviving members of Aztec Club; Died Feb. 27, 1919.

*Preston, James Tecumseh; Abingdon, Va.; 1 yr. 6 mos., rep. 3rd; Lawyer; Col., C. S. Reserves; Farmer; Died Jun. 1, 1884.

*Read, Thomas Clement; Providence, Va.; 7 1/2 mos.; Farmer; Died in the summer of 1855 at Glade Creek, Roanoke Co., Va.

†*Richardson, William H(arvey), Jr.; Richmond, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 8; Asst. Prof. & Adjt., V. M. I.; Col., Va. Vols. before 1861; Lieut. Col. Staff., C. S. A., Died Jan. 24, 1870.

*Rogers, Thornton Oscar; Albermarle Co., Va.; 1 yr. 1 mo., rep. 3rd; Grd., Univ. of Va., in Law but did not practice; Teacher; Enlisted in C. S. A. but excused because he was a teacher; Died Aug. 8, 1903, Richmond, Va. of cancer, and buried in Hampden-Sydney Coll. Cemetery.

*Stephenson, Robert Edelen; Wood Co., Va.; 3 1/2 mos.; Farmer; Portland, Oregon; Died Aug. 23, 1903.

†*Taylor, Edmund; Caroline Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad 7; Farmer; Lieut., C. S. A.; Farmer & Writer of Agriculture; Died Jan. 7, 1881.

*Watkins, Robert Henry; Prince George Co., Va.; 2 mos.; Dead.

†*Anthony, Edward Marshall; Buchanan, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 18; Lawyer; Went to California in 1849 and died there in 1870.

†*Baker, William Henry; Winchester, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 9; Lawyer; Died in Paris, France about 1850.

†*Boggess, Caleb; Lumberport, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 8; Lawyer; Mem., Va. Constitutional Conv.; Counsel, B. & O. R. R. Co., Died Apr. 14, 1889.

†*Cabell, John Roy; Pittsylvania Co., Va.; 4 yrs., rep. 3rd; Grad. 12; Physician; Capt., 38th Va. Inf., Co. "C.," C. S. A.' Murdered Aug. 27, 1897.

†*Churchman, Vincent Tapp.; Staunton, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 11; Grad. U. of V.; M. D., Jefferson Med. Col.; Physician; Surgeon, C. S. A.; Died Jan. 24, 1872.

*Coleman, George; Amherst, Va.; 1 yr. 3 mos., rep. 3rd; Civil Engineer; Went to California, 1849, and died there in the fifties.

†*Duke, Richard Thomas Walker; Stony Point, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. *2; L. L. B., U. of Va.; Author; Col., 46th Va., Inf., C. S. A.; Mem. U. S. Congress; Lawyer; Died July 2, 1898.

†*Harrison, Walter Hamilton; Richmond, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 20; on 7-1-1868; Lawyer; Lt. Co. Staff, C. S. A.; Atty. at Law; Died Jan. 5, 1871.

†*Hill, Hugh B(oyd); Buckingham, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 6; Teacher; Cadet Instr. V. M. I.; Diedbefore Sept. 16, 1850.

†*Langhorne, Daniel Allen; Campbell Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 7; Physician; Lt. Col., 42nd Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died Feb. 10, 1908.

*Lee, Daniel Smith; Strasburg, Va.; 2 yrs.; Bvt. Capt., Mexican War; Adjt. Gen. of Iowa; Consul at Basle, Switzerland; Died Aug. 15, 1857.

†*Lee, Henry Tucker; Frederick Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. *1; Teacher; Clergyman; Chaplain, C. S. A.; Died Feb. 17, 1883.

*Martin, Luter S.; Leesburg, Va.; 8 mos.; Died in 1846 in Washington City.

†*Mason, James Porter; Rappahannock Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 16; Asso. Prin. Mil. Acad. in Kentucky; Died July 8, 1848.

*Meredity, John Scott; Richmond, Va.; 2 yrs., 2 mos.; Grad. of Law, U. of Va.; Lieut. Cav., C. S. A.; Lawyer; Died April. 3, 1917, Stafford Co., Va.

*Meredith, Thomas Hamlet; Diamond Grove, Va.; 1 yr. 3 1/2 mos.; 1st Lt., C. S. A.; Farmer and Miller; Died Jul. 28, 1894, near Meredith's Mill.

†*MOOMAU, JOHN BEAN; Franklin, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 15; Col. Va. Militia; Lawyer; Com. Atty. Capt., "Franklin Guards" C. S. A.; Died __ Service, 1864 at Charlottesville, Va.

*Murrell, Edward Henry; Campbell Co., Va.; 4 1/2 mos.; Physician in Lynchburg, Va.; Died Feb. 11, 1912 at his home "Brightwood."

†*Powell, Augustus Hardy; Lawrenceville, Va.; _ yrs., Grad. 13; Teacher, Clergyman; Died Sep. 4, 1853 of yellow fever, Mobile, Ala.

*Saunders, James D., Jr.; Lynchburg, Va.; 1 yr. 3 mos.; Tobacconist; Capt. Va. Vols.; Killed by street duel in Lynchburg, Va., in June, 1851 while defending his father's name.

†*Sherrard, John Broome; Sherrard's Store, Va.; _ yrs., Grad. 3; Merchant; Major, 13th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died Nov. 30, 1912 at Burnet, Texas.

†*SIMPSON, ROBERT HENRY; Front Royal, Va., 3 yrs., Grad. 4; Teacher; Major 17th Va. Ind. C. S. A.; Died June 9, 1864 from wounds at Drewry's Bluff.

†*Stith, William Hume; Richmond, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 17; Teacher; Civil Engr.; Local Defense C. S. A.; C. & O. Ry. Service; Died Sept. __ 1901, Richmond, Va.

*Taliaferro, William Tell; Rocky Mount, Va.; _ yr.; Lawyer; Major, 40th Va. Inf., C. S. A., Commonwealth's Attorney; Mem. Va. Leg.; Died Oct. 3, 1878, Rocky Mount, Va.

*Tyler, James E.; Richmond, Va.; 1 yr. 3 mos. Dead.

*Vaughan, Leonidas Augustus; Petersburg, Va.; _ mos.; Civil Engr.; Died in 1851.

†*Walker, Reuben Lindsay; Albermarle Co., Va.; _ yrs., Grad. 19; Civil Engr.; Brig.-Gen. Art., C. S. A.; Builder of Capitol of Texas; Died Jun. 7, 1890, at his home, confluence James at Rivanna Rivers, Va.

†*Wheelwright, William Henry (R.); Kinsa__, Westmoreland Co., Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 5; Teacher; Clergyman; Major, 26th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Chaplain 9th Va. Cav.; Died Dec. 17, 1879.

†*Wiley, Robert May; Fincastle, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 10; Farmer and Merchant; Col. on Gov's St__ during Civil War; Mem. Va. Legis. (b__ Houses) continuously from 1846 to 1865; Died Jul. 16, 1884.

†*Williamson, Henry Watson; Norfolk, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 14; Lt. Mexican War; Civil Engr.; Lt. Col, 6th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Lost arm in military service; Died Oct. 10, 1884, and buried at Lexington, V. M. I. lot.