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

†*Baldwin, Briscoe Gerard; Staunton, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 22; Capt. Ord., U. S. A.; Lt. Col. & Chf. of Ord., Army N. Va., C. S. A.; Supt. Texas Schools; Died Sept. 28, 1898.

†*Beale, Justin Prettyman; Hague, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 9; Teacher; Divinity Student; Invalid; Died in 1863.

†*Berkely, Norborne; Loudoun Co., Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 16; Farmer; Va. Constitutional Conv., 1867-68; Col., 8th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died Jan. 12, 1911, Prince William County, Va.

†*Brodnax, John Grammer; Harrisville, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 20; M. D., U. of Va.; Physician; Surgeon, C. S. A.; Died Nov. 9, 1907.

*Brodnax, Robert Whithers; Dinwiddie, Va.; 1 1/2 yrs; Capt. and A. Q. M., C. S. A.; Lynchburg & Tenn. R. R.; Tobacconist; Died at Franklin Junction, Va., 1901.

*Burks, Richard Horseley; Natural Bridge, Va.; 2 1/2 yrs., rep. 3rd; Lt. Co. Va. Militia before War; Lt. Col., 12th Va. Cav., C. S. A.; Farmer; Died Nov. 24, 1899, Washington D. C.

†*Carter, Charles; City Point, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 12; Mfr.; Farmer; Capt. Va. Vols.; Prvt., Co. D, 3rd Va. Cav., C. S. A.; Trustee of schools; Clerk of County School Board, (Chase City Co., Va.); Died Aug. 24, 1906.

†*Cary, Charles William; Greenbrier Co., (W.) Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 13; M. D., U. of Va. & Phila. Physician; Died 1852.

†*Cary, John Mathews; Greenbrier Co., (W.) Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 3; Teacher; Lawyer; Clerk of the Va. Supreme Court; Died May 5, 1853.

†*Councill, James Calvin; Portsmouth, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. *3; Teacher; Asst. Prof., V. M. I.; Prin. Aberdeen Acad.; Col., 26th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died Jan. 22, 1904.

†*DERBY, CHARLES A.; Dinwiddie, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 5; Prof. Math., Ga. Mil. Inst.; Episcopal Clergyman; Col., 44th Ala. Inf., C. S. A.; Killed in battle. Sept. 17, 1862.

†*ELLIS, JOHN THOMAS; Pedlar Mills, Va.; 3 yrs.; Grad. 8; Teacher; Merchant; Lt. Col., 19th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Killed Jul. 3, 1803 at Gettysburg, Pa.

*Fauntleroy, William Lawson; Gloucester, Va.; 1 yr.; Highly educated in France; Physician; Died Oct. 26, 1852.

†*Finney, William Wood; Powhatan, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 23; Teacher; Civil Engr., Associated with Col. B. F. Ficklin; estab. "The Trans-Contl Pony Express & Stage Line"; Lt. Col., 50th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Farmer; Died Jan. 15, 1857.

*Grammer, Jones Mitchell; Halifax, Va.; 1 yr.; Physician; Died of yellow fever, Vicksburg, Miss., 1853.

*Green, Alexander Morson; Falmouth, Va.; 1 yr. ent. 3rd; Prvt., Co. A, 9th Va. Cav., C. S. A. Farmer; Died July 19, 1906.

*Green, Thomas Jefferson, Jr.; Halifax C. H., Va. 1 yr. 4 mos., rep. 3rd; Prvt. (?) Co. A., 53rd Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Dentist; Accidentlly killed July 17, 1891, Healdsburg, Calif.

†*JONES, FRANCIS BUCKNER; New Town, Va. 3 yrs.; Grad. 21; Farmer; Capt. & Inspector Va. Militia prior to 1861; Maj., 2nd Va. Inf. C. S. A.; Died July 9, 1862 of wounds received at Cold Harbor, June 27, 1862.

†*Jones, Joseph Ravenscroft; Charlestown, (W.) Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 18; Grad., U. of Va.; Teacher; Clergyman; Drillmaster, C. S. A.; B. D_man; Died Aug. 15, 1894, Millwood, Va.

†*Jones, John Robert; Rockingham Co., Va.; _ yrs., Grad. 7; Teacher; Brig.-Gen., C. S. A.; Mfr.; Commr. in Chancery of Circuit Ct.; died Apr. 1, 1901

†*Pendleton, Stephen Taylor; Lynchburg, Va.; _ yrs., Grad. *1; Asst. Prof., V. M. I.; Prin_ Schools; Top Engr., C. S. A.; Major, 19th Va. Inf. Reserves; Prin. High School, Richmond, Va.; Died, 1916.

*Pitzer, Andrw Lewis; Salem, Va.; 2 yrs. 3 mos. rep. 3rd; A. A. G. to Gen. Early; Farmer; Died Apr. 11, 1896.

†*Pryor, William Hamlin; Dinwiddie, Va., 3 yrs. Grad. 14; Civil Engr.; Lt. Col., 3rd Va. Inf. C. S. A.; Chf. Engr.; Died Feb. 28, 1912.

†*Rives, Alfred Landon; Albermarle Co., Va.; 2 yrs. Grad. 6; Grad., U. of Va. and Ecole Polytechnicque; Ch. Engr.; Col. Engrs., C. S. A., Operator; Died Feb. 27, 1903.

†*Robertson, George W.; Warwick, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 17; Teacher; Ch. Engr., Ala. R. R.; Capt. Co. A, 1st c. S. Engrs.; Dead.

†RODES, ROBERT EMMET; Lynchburg, Va.; _ yrs., Grad. 10; Prof., V. M. I.; Chf. Engr., _ R. in Ala.; Chf. Engr., N. E. & S. W. Ala. _ R.; Maj.-Gen. C. S. A.; Killed in Battle of Winchester, Sept. 19, 1864.

*Ross, Reuben G.; Buchanan, Va.; 1 yr. 3 mos. Mfgr. of woolens; Prvt., Mexican War; Ci_ Engr.; Gave largely to rebuilding Institute the Yankees had burnt; Died about 1800

*Slaughter, James Edwin; Culpeper, Va.; 1 yr. Lieut., Mexican War; Brig.-Gen., C. S. A.; C__ Engr.; Postmaster, Mobile, Ala.; Died Jan. 1? 1901 in New Orleans.

*Smith, John William Green; Rockingham, Co., Va.; 1 yr. 1 mo.; Lawyer in Va. & Calif.; _ Va.; Died May 26, 1894, Staunton, Va.

*Taylor, Edmund; Negrofoot, Va.; 2 yrs. 1 1/2 mos. in 3rd. Thrice; Lieut., C. S. A.; Farmer & Teacher; Died Apr. 8, 1905.

†*Trigg, Robert Craig; Montgomery Co., Va.; 4 yrs., rep. 3rd., Grad. 24; Lawyer; Col., 45th Va. Inf., C. S. A., nominated Brig.-Gen.; Lawyer; Died Jan. 2, 1872, Christiansburg, Va.

†*Tyler, Nathaniel, Buckland, Va.; 2 yrs., Grad. 19; Grad., U. of Va.; Lawyer; Journalist; Lt. Col., 4th Inf. Battalion, Va. Reserves, c. S. A.' Owner & Editor, ""Richmond Engr."; Lived in Richmond, Baltimore, and Washington; Died Dec. 14, 1917, Washington, D. C.

†*Wall, Edwin Girard; Winchester, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 15; Civil Engr.; Supt. Southside R. R. Va.; Farmer; Capt. 16th Va. Inf.; Later Major, C. S. A.: Lost leg at Gaines' Mill; Planter; Died Aug. 21, 1899.

†*Winfree, Christopher Valentine; Lynchburg, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad, 4; 1st Lt., Co. E, 11th Va. Inf., later Major, Local Defense Troops, C. S. A.; Civil Engr.; Mfr. of Tobacco (retired); Died June 18, 1902, at Lynchburg, Va.

*Winston, Isaac; Raccoon Ford, Va.; 2 yrs.; Service of U. S. Interior Dept.; U. S. Indian Agt.; U. S. Marhsall; U. S. Consul; Teacher; Died Dec. 13, 1896.

Class of 1849
(Nos. 209 to 259)

24 were graduated July 4, 1849, in a four-year course; 2 were declared graduates later. 61 in class.
All subsequent classes pursued four-year courses, except a few in which the course was of five years' duration - these cases are noted under the respective classes.

†*Adams, Pearson Berbeck; Clarksburg, (W.) Va.; 4 yrs., Grad. 15; Major, Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Farmer; Lawyer; Died Jan. 17, 1893.

†*ALLEN JAMES WALKINSHAW; Liberty, Va. 3 yrs., Grad. 5; Asst. Prof., V. M. I.; Farmer; Col., Va. Militia; Col., 2nd Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Killed in Battle at Gaines' Mill, June. 27, 1862.

*Baldwin, James William; Staunton, Va.; 3 yrs. 8 mos. rep. 3rd; U. S. Marine Corps before 1861; Orderly Sgt., C. S. A.; Dep. Clerk; Local express business; Dronwed at Richmond, Va., Nov. 1, 1875.

*Battaile, William C. Fitzhugh; Ginney's Depot, Va.; 1 yr., ent. 3rd; Died in Calif. in 1848 soon after arriving there.

*Beirne, Oliver F.; Monroe Co., (W.) Va.; 5 mos.; Died in 1850 in Texas.

*Bowyer, John Preston; Fincastle, Va., 1 yr. 3 mos., rep. 3rd; 1st Va. Reg., Mexican War; Left Norfol in ship in January 1849; Wrote letters from South American ports; Ship reached San Francisco in May or June, 1849; he died just before that and was buried at sea.

†*Bridges, Edward Trent; Richmond, Va.; 2 yrs., Grad. 16; Capt., C. S. A.; Farmer; Practiced medicine before and after war; Died June 7, 1889.

*Bronaugh, Cary; New Orleans, La.; 2 yrs. ent. 3rd; Dead.

†*Byrd, William; Winchester, Va.; 2 yrs., Grad. 18; LL. B., U. of Va.; Lawyer; Adjt. Gen. of Texas; Lt. Col., 14th Texas Inf., C. S. A.; Died in 1896, Winchester, Va.

†*Carter, Thomas Henry; Millwood, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 8.; M. D., U. of Va.; Physician; Farmer; Col., C. S. Art.; R. R. Commr.; Died June 2, 1908.

†*Cox, Fleet W.; Tappahannock, Va.; 4 yrs., Grad. 17; Grad., U. of Va.; Teacher; Lawyer; Va. Leg.; Lt. Col., 40th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died Mar. 17, 1888.

*Cullen, Mathew Robinson; Richmond, Va.; 1 yr.; Lawyer; Colonel, C. S. A.; Judge City Court, St. Louis, Mo.; U. S. Commissioner; Died Feb. 14, 1903.

*Edmundson, David; Lafayette, Va.; 1 yr.; Lieut. Col. 21st Va. Cav., C. S. A.; Farmer; Died Sept. 24, 1893.

*Eppes, Thomas Junius; Sussex Co., Va.; 1 yr., ent. 3rd; Capt. Co. A, 41st Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Farmer; Died Oct. 1875.

†*Estes, John Howard; Lovingston, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 13; 1st Lt. 26th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Merchant; Died June 8, 1896.

†*Ficklin, Benjamin Franklin; Charlottesville, Va.; ent. 3rd. out a yr., ex-48, 3 yrs., Grad. 20; Corp., Mexican War; Teacher; Organized "Trans-Continental Pony Express & Stage Line"; Lt. C. S. A.; Died Mar. 12, 1871.

†*Fristoe, Edward T.; Woodville, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 4; m. A., U. of Va.; L. L. D., Ph. D., Columbian Univ., D. C.; Col. 17th Mo. Cav., C. S. A.; Prof. Columbian Univ., D. C.; Prof., U. of Mo.; Adj. Gen., Mo.; Died July 30, 1892.

*Gardner, J. G.; Norfolk, Va.; 1 1/2 yrs., rep. 3rd.; Dead.

†*GARLAND, SAMUEL, Jr.; Lynchburg, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 3; L. L. B., U. of Va.; Lawyer; Brig.-Gen., C. S. A.; Killed in Battle near Boonsboro, Md., Sept. 14, 1862

†*Gatewood, Robert; Norfolk, Va.; 2 yrs., Grad. 6; Asst. Prof., William & Mary College; A. M.; Episcopal Clergyman; Chaplain, C. S. A.; Prin., Norfolk Acad.; Clergyman; Died Dec. 31, 1909.

*Hopkins, John Page; Millwood, Va.; 3 mos.; Physician; U. S. Consul; Died Tobasco, Mexico, in 1857.

*Hunter, Henry Clay; Charlestown, (W.) Va.; 1 yr.; Lawyer; Pvt., Co. A, 2nd Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Teacher; Died Dec. 3, 1886.

*Hunter, J. T. Beverley; Iberia, La.; 5 1/2 mos.; Lt., Mexican War; Lt., Lopez's Cuban Expedition; Killed in action Aug. 18, 1851.

*Jacobs, Soloman Bernard; Richmond, Va.; 1 yr. 8 mos.; Teacher; Pvt., Local Defense, C. S. A.; Accountant in office of City Engineer, Richmond Va., until his death Jan. 31, 1905.

†*Jordan, John Franklin; Clifton Forge, Va.; 4 yrs., Grad. 19; Civil Engr.; Private, Echols, Brig., C. S. A.; Died Nov. 27, 1879.

†*LACKLAND, FRANCIS; Charlestown, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 11; Civil Engr.; Lt. Col., 2nd Va. Inf. C. S. A.; Died Sept. 4, 1861 from exposure incurred at first Manassas.

†*LAWSON, JOHN; Richmond, Va.; 2 yrs. 8 mos. Grad. *1; Teacher; Civil Engr.; Major, 59th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died 1870 from effect of wounds.

*Lewis, George Washington; Berryville, Va.; 1 yr., ent. 3rd; Planter; Major and Q. M., C. S. A.; Farmer; Died Feb. 5, 1885.

†*LOGAN, RICHARD, Jr.; Halifax, Va.; 3 yrs. Grad. 10; Capt., 14th Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Killed at Gettysburg, Jul. 3, 1863.

*MACON, EDGAR; Orange Co., Va.; 1 yr. 4 mos.; Merchant; 2nd Lt., Thomas' Art., C. S. A.; Killed at 1st Battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861 and is buried at Montpelier.

*Marshall, Jaquelin Ambler, Jr.; Orleans, Va.; 2 yrs. 1 mo., rep. 3rd; No war record; Farmer; Died May 2, 1909.

†*Massie, James W(oods); Liberty, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. *2; Lawyer; Mem. Va. Legislature; Prof of Math., V. M. I.; Lt. Col., 51st Va. Inf., C. S. A.; Died Jan. 16, 1872.

†*Morrissette, William Jefferson; Coal Mines, Va.; 3 yrs., Grad. 7; Prof. Math., Alleghany Coll. Educator, Female Coll of Bristol, Tenn. & Culpeper, Va.; Died about 1882.