REGISTER
OF THE
OFFICERS AND CADETS
OF THE
VIBGINIA
MILITARY INSTITUTE,
LEXINGTON, VA.
JULY, 1845.
2
REMARKS.
The Virginia Militabt Institute was established, and is sup-
ported by the State of Virginia. An arsenal containing 30,000 stand
of arms is located here, which was formerly guarded by a company
of enlisted soldiers, at an annual expense of about §6000. In 1839,
this appropriation was transferred to the support of a company of
cadets, who, in addition to their duties as a guard, should also be
placed under a course of instruction, upon the basis of the U. S.
Military Academy at West Point. Upon this new system the Insti-
tute has been in successful operation for five years. The cadets
admitted consist of two classes, State and Pay cadets. The Institute
supplies to the State cadet his board, tuition, fuel, lights, books,
mattrass, medical attendance and stationary; and in consideration
thereof, he is required to teach two years after graduation. The
Pay cadet is at his own expense, which averages §250 per year, for
every charge, including clothing. The State cadets are selected from
those who are unable to bear their own expenses. The Institution
has always had as many pupils as its buildings would accommodate,
and numbers twenty-seven State and sixty-three Fay cadets. Appli-
cations are made by letter to the superintendent prior to the first of
July, each year, and appointments are made for both classes of cadets,
by the Board of Visitors, respect being had to their due apportion-
ment among the several districts of the State.
The Literary Fund of the State contributes §1500 per year to the
Institute for the education of teachers, and the State has received
tuition fees from the pay cadets to the amount of §6000 since its
organization, which sum is applied to the increase of the number
of State cadets, and to the enlargement of the accommodations of the
Institute.
INSPECTOR—CEX-OFFICIO.)
His Excellency, James McDowell, Governor of Va.
BOARD OF VISITORS.
Gen. Wm. H. Richardson, Adj. Gen. (ex-officio.)
Gen. P. C. Johnston, ... Abingdon.
George H. Lee, Esq., ... Clarksburg.
Gen. C.P. Dorman, ... Lexington.
Dr. A. Leyburn, ... do
John W. Brockenbrough, ... do
Col. Charles Dimmock, - - - Richmond.
William Daniel, Esq., ... Lynchburg.
Gen. Corbin Braxton, ... King William.
Gen. R. Wallace, _ _ . Fauquier.
ACADEMIC STAFF.
Col. Fraxcis H. Smith, A. M., Superintendent and Professor of
Mathematics and ]\Iechanics.
Maj. J, T. L. Prestos, A. M., Professor of Languages and English
Literature.
Capt. Tho^ias H. Vv^iiLiAxsoy, Instructor of Tactics and Drawing;
and Commandant of Cadets.
George D. Ar^istroxg,* Professor of Natural Science.
W. Forbes, Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
W. H. RicHARDsox, Jr., Assistant Instructor of Tactics.
CabetT. B. Eobertsox, Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
" W. M. NEtsoy, " " " Languages.
MILITARY STAFF.
H. M. EsTiLi, M. D., Surgeon.
T. H. WitLiAMScx, Treasurer.
W. H. RicHARDsoH-, Jr., Adjutant and Quarter Master.
W. S. EsKBiDGE, Steward.
* Professor ofNatural Science in "Washington College,
FIRST CLASS, (GRADUATES,) 1845.
1
Merit in
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Names. Counties. 5: . ^.^ ^Ci
.-^ Remarks.g 2
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*1
*2
3
45
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Henry T. Lee, [Frederick,
R. T. W.Duke, jAlbemarle,
J. B. Sherrard, iHampshire,
R. H. Simpson, .Warren,W.H.Wheelwright:WestmorelandH.B.Hill, jBuckingham,
D. A. LaDghome, jCampbell,
Caleb Boggess, 'Harrison,
W. H. Baker, (Frederick,
R. M. Wiley, iBotetourt,
y. T. Churchman, ^Augusta,
J. R. Cabell, jPittsylvania,
A.H.Powell, ^Brunswick,
H. W. Williamson,'Xorfolk,
J. B. Moomau,J. P. Mason,W. H. Stith,
E. M. Anthony,R. L. Walker,'W. H. Harrison,
2.
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4'
5'
7,
9
3
8
1416
1812'
10
jPendleton, '20
iRappahannock 17
^Richmond city, 1-3
Botetourt, jll
Albemarle, 'l8
Richmond city,;15
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14 19,14,
As Pr. Fr." Ma.
Captain.
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4 Lieut.
2!As.Pr.La.
7 Lieut.
1 Qr. Mast.
812 Lieut.
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181 9
15'l4
19;i7
13 18
20 19iLieut.
16 1 def. incond.
Lieut.
Adjut.
NOTE.
Names marked * are officially reported to the Executive, conformably
to a regulation which requires the names of the most distinguished
cadets, not exceeding two in each class, to be reported fbr this purpose at
each annual examination.
Names marked f were found deficient, and turned back to recommence
the studies of their respective classes.
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SECOND CLASS.—1845.
Merit in
K GC
^ ^
1 Names. Counties.
-*> S
1^
1 -1
Remarks.
5* Ki QJ W KJJ» i*:^ w Ss i. OO -^ --; •*< ^ O
*ljT. B.Robertson,•2R. E. Colston,
3,G. W. Bruce,4;J. Q. Marr,5jW. M. Nelson,6 J. M. Patton,
7!E. Goode,8R. H. Keeling,9|J. C. Porter,
lO'P. A. Fitzhugh,
UIW. C.Leyburn,12,R. Tyler,
13 R. Mills,
jl4JA. C. Layne,15 W. J. Green,
tl6W. A.Ruff,
\\1\T. B. Baber,
IRichmondcityBerkely,
Frederick,
Fauquier,Clarke,
Richmond city
Bedford,
Richmond city
Orange,Middlesex,
Rockbridge,Prince Wm.,Richmond city
Alleghany,Stafford,
j
Rockbridge,j
I
King George,j
12,12
5| 8
16|17
^1 15 10
10|lO|ll
17J11 17
14|l4^ 6
7 11
13 16 9
14|l3! 8
1 [Ass . Prof. Math.10 Sergeant.
3 Corporal.
1, Sergeant.
7|
ll|Sergeant Major.8 Sergeant.
6 Corporal.
12, Orderly Sergeant.
4 Qr. Ma. Sergeant.
5 Corporal.
9 Sergeant.
13 Col. Sergeant.
14 Sergeant.
15
16 Corporal.
17, Corporal.
THIRD CLASS.— 1845.
Merit in
ii! o5w^ • -0
Names, Counties. 5 ^fcc jj Remarks.
Is 2 "1
g •^ w 53 2i
4*:J > ^ o;5 ^ "" ^ o
*1|R. H. Sinton,
*2J. Y.Page,3 H. B Smyth,
4Q. P. Welch,5 J. C. Moncure,6;Samuel McGrew,7 C. F. hjcott,
SBurke Chrisman,9 B. J. Nalle,
10 D. L. Powell,
11;W. Do^ns,12R. Gray,
13 J. M. Clavtor,
14,W. H. Southall,
15iP. E. Tabb,16|W. Mahone,17 Andrew Jackson,
-J-18R. S.Archer,
-j-lQ J. C. Cumings,20;A. D. Lewis,
-J-21E. Tavlor,
-j-22 R. H. Burks,|-23 R. B. Moorman,f24|T. J. Green.
-j-25i AndrewL. Pitzer,
-|-26iR. L.Trigg,
|27iW. C. Dunnavant,
[Richmond city,
Clarke,
I
Wythe,Madison,
I
Stafford,
IPreston,
Fauquier,Rockingham,jCulpeper,
iLoudoun,Rockbridge,jRockingham,jCampbell,
JAlberaarle,
{Gloucester,
^Southampton,
Petersburg,
Elizabeth city,
jRockbridge,
jKanawha,;Hanover,
jBotetourt,
^Greenbrier,
^Halifax,
:' Roanoke,[Montgomery,, Richmond,
1: 6
2 1
4 2
5 6
.5 11
Hi 5
12^ 6
5142 9
14 3
13 3
10 205 16
172118 14
9 2315 19
20 22
19 9
16 24
23 11
23 18
21 17
23 11
22 25
23 26
2
7
61
2
3
3
1
8
14
9
10
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10|l8
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23 13
15 20152121 I5defi't
1023425231615 19
23 26
23;i6
15|22
21,24
defi't
sick, absent.
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SYNOPSIS OF COURSE OF STUDIES AT V. M. INSTITUTE,
JULY, 1845.
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DEPARTMENTS. ,' IXSTEUCTORS.
Nawral Philosophy |Professors Smith
and Chemistry. Iand Armstrong.
TEST BOOKS.
Boucharlal's JMechanics ; Turner's Chemis-try; Herschel's Astronomy and Lectures.
Rhetoric and Eng-lish Literature.
Professor Preston.Blair's Lectures ; P.lurray's Grammar, andLectures on English Literature, by Prof.
Engineering andScience of War.Infantry tactics.
Prof, Williamson.Mahan's Engineering and Lectures
;
bcott's Tactics,
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Mathematics. Professor Smith.Davids' Shades and Shado.vs ; Boucharlat's
Dif. and Int. Calculus ; Smith's Biot'sAnalytical Geom.; Davies' Des, Geom.
French and Latin. Professor Preston.Gil Bias ; Cooper's Virgil ; Cicero and
Horace,^' |
Drawing. 1 Prof. Williamson. | Human Figure; Topography. j
< Mathematics,Prof. Smith, Assist-
ant Prof. Forbes, k.
Cadet Robertson.
Davies' Bourbon's Algebra ; Davies" Legen-dre"s Geometry; Smith's Biot's Analy-tical Geometry: Davies' Des. Geom.
French and Latin.Pro. Preston. Cad'ts
Colston & Nelson.Levizac's French Grammar; Bullion's La-
tin Grammar; Clark's Csesar.
Drawing. 1 frof. Williamson. |Human i igure.
J Mathematics. | Professor Smith. |Smith and Duke s Arithmetic.
-)English & French. I
Professor Preston. |Murray's Grammar.
i Geography. [ Assist. Prof. Forbes. 1Mitchell's Geography.
;XoTE.—The cadets are occupied daily in military exercises, but at
such hours as not to interfere with their regular studies. During the
months of July and August they are in camp, when their duties are
exclusively/ military.
CONDUCT ROLL.
JULY, 1845.
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CONDUCT ROLL.— 1845.
Names. , 's; Names.^ So <u
. Ji g .1C> Oi o QJ
< o qj < o c^
1:C. Boggess,
2 T. B. Robertson,
3 J. G. Marr,4C. F.Scott,
5 J. B. Moomau,6 G.W.Bruce,7 P. A. Fitzhugh,
8 J. P. Welch,9R-.H. Sin ton,
10 W. H. Wheelwright,IIJ. B. Sherrard,
12H. B.Hill,
13 J. R. Cabell,
14'J. C. Moncure,15 S. McGrew,16|R. H. Simpson,17|V. T. Churchman,18,H. B. Smythe,19
2021
2223242526272829
3031
32
J. Y. Page,H. T. Lee,
D. A. Langhorne,W. C. Leyburn,B. Chrisman,D. L. Powell,W. H. Southall,
W. Downs,R. H. Keeling,
R. T. W. Duke,R. M. Wiley,J. P. Mason,W. M. Nelson,R. Gray,
0..331R.E. Colston,
|34|P. E. Tabb,01 135 W. H. Baker,01 36 E.Goode,
10 '3?Ib. J. IValle,
10 ;38R. Tyler,
12 39 R. S.Archer,12 40'e. Taylor,12 41 1 J. M. Patton,
13 42 J. C. Porter,
14 :43J.M. Clavtor,
14 ::44|a. C. Lajme,14 451R. H. Burks,13 46|W. Mahone,14 ,47jW. H. Stith,
18 :48:R. Mills,
18:|49iT, J. Green,19[i5o|A. Jackson,?0 151 A. L. Pitzer,
20 52 H. W. Williamson,21 53 W. A. Ruff,
24 54 A. H. Powell,24 55 J. C. Cuminsfs,
56 R. C. Trigg/57 R, B. Moorman,58 E. M. Anthony,59 T. B. Baber,60 A. D. Lewis,61 R. L. Walker,62 W. J. Green,63 W. H. Harrison,64 W. C. Dunnavant, sick,
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
3 29
3 343 34
2 35
1 37
2:373l37\
40404242424550525356646691
9497102
1023 1053 109
114116
144157162
170176
176
187189196
242
absent.
EXPLANATION
OF THE
CONDUCT ROLL
All offences against Orders or Regulations are recorded.
These offences are divided into seven grades ; each of which com-
prises offences of nearly the same degree of criminality.
The degree of criminality of offences of each grade is expressed by
a number as follows.
Offences of the 1st grade by 10
2d « 8
3d (( 5
4th <( 4
5th (( 3
6 th (( 2
7th (( 1
For each year (after the first year) that a Cadet has been a mem-
ber of the Institute, his offences are made to count more, by adding to
the number expressing the degree of criminality, of each offence, one
sixth for the second year—and one third for the third year.
At the end of the Academic year, these numbers are added up, and
the sum thus obtained, is that found in the column of ' demerit.^
"When a Cadet has more than 200 demerit in any one year, he is
dismissed. \
GRADUATES OF THE VA. MILITARY INSTI-TUTE, SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION.
n. W. D. Fair,
*2. W. H. Henderson,
3. J. B. Strange,
4. T. J. B. Cramer,
5. E.Pendleton,
1 6. J. H. Lawrence,
i7. W. M. Elliot,
8. J. H. Jameson,
9. C. P. Deyerle,
10. J. T. Smith,
11. W. Forbes,
12. V. C. Saunders,
13. J; W. Bell,
14. O.M. Knight,
15. Jas. Marshall,
16. L. A. Garnett,
1842.
Amherst.
Loudoun.
Fluvanna,
Frederick.
Botetourt.
Caroline,
Buckingham.
Culpeper.
Montgomery.
Norfolk.
Richmond,
Loudoun,
Augusta.
Nottoway.
Warren.
Essex.
Teaching in Norfolk.
Teaching in Tennessee.
Teaching in V. M. L" Frederick.
*1. N. H. Campbell,
•2. J.B. Dorman,
*3. J. W. Wildman,
4. H. T. Barton,
5. W. J. Warden,
6: W. C. Jeffress,
7. J. C. Wilis,
8. V. H. Rodes,
9. J.L. Bryan,
10. E. Winston,
1843.
Bedford.
Rockbridge.
Loudoun,
Spotsylvania.
Augusta.
Nottoway.
L of Wight,
Campbell.
Petersburg,
Amherst,
Teaching in Leesburs.
Teach, in Northumberland.
Teaching in Petersburg.
Bedford.
13
11. W. S. Beale,
12. J.T.Washington,
13. G. W. Williams,
*1. J.H.Pitt,
*2. M. McKennie,
3. A. C. Cummings,
4. J. A. Campbell,
5. G. A.Porterfield,
6. J. S. Burks,
7. E. Taylor,
8. W. H. Richardson,
9. J. B. Clemens,
*1.
*2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Shenandoah.
Westmoreland.
Roanoke,
1844.
Essex,
Albemarle.
Washington.
do
Berkely.
Bedford.
Caroline.
Henrico,
Ohio.
1845.
Frederick,
Albemarle,
JHampshire,
Warren,
Teachins: in Missouri.
Teaching in Essex.
H. T. Lee,
R. T. W. Duke,
J. B. Sherrard,
R. H. Simpson,
W.H.R.Wheelwright,Westmoreland,
H. B. Hill,
D. A. Langhome,
C.Boggess,
W. H. Baker,
R. M. Wiley,
V. T. Churchman,
J. R. Cabell,
A.H.Powell,
H. W. Williamson, Norfolk.
J. B, Moomau, Pendleton.
J. P. Mason,
W. H. Stith,
E. M. Anthony,
R. L. Walker,
Buckingham,
Campbell.
Harrison,
Frederick.
Botetourt.
Augusta.
Pittsylvania.
Brunswick.
Rappahannock,
Richmond,
Botetourt,
Albemarle.
Teaching in V. M. I.
To teach in Fairfax.
" Richmond." Fredericksburg.
To teach in Warreu.
Northumberl'd." Rockbridge.
To teach in Harrison.
To teach in Warren." Northumberl'd.
Teaching in Botetourt.
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NEW CADETS.
1. J. G. Gardner,
2. B. G. Baldwin, -
3. J. W. Baldwin,
4. G. P. Terrill,
5. C. V. Winfree,
6. O. F. Beirne,
7. D. Edmundson,
8. B. Fieklin,
9. S. T. Pendleton,
10. R. E.Rodes,
11. S.B.Jacobs,
12. M. R. Cullen,
13. W. T. Sherrard,
14. W. W. Finney, -
15. F.B.Jones, -
16. J. T. B. Hunter, -
17. J. C. Councill,
18. C. W. Gary,
19. J. F. Jordan,
20. J. M. Gary,
21. J. S. Gamble,
22. K. Otey,
23. W. L. Faantleroy,
24. J. P. Bowyer,
25. Joseph Jones,
26. F. W. Cox,
27. J. P. Beale,
28. N. Berkeley,
29- J. R. Jones,
30. E. G. Wall,
31. Charles Carter,
32. Charles Yeatraan,
33. W. Terry, -
Norfolk city.
Augusta.
do
Bath.
Campbell.
Monroe.
Montgomery.
Albemarle.
Campbell.
do
Richmond.
do
Frederick.
Hanover.
Frederick.
Jefferson.
Norfolk county.
Greenbrier.
Alleghany.
Greenbrier. •
Hardy.
Campbell.
Gloucester.
Botetourt.
Jefferson.
Essex.
Westmoreland.
Loudoun.
Rockingham.
Frederick.
Charles city.
Gloucester,
Pittsylvania.
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34. J. A. Marshall,
35. J. Winston,
36. E. Macon,
37. J. E. Slaughter,
38. A. A. Derby,
39. J. L. Poindexter,
40. J. W. G. Smith,
41. Wm. H. Pryor,
42. J. G. Brodnax,
43. Wm. McCord,
44. J. T. Ellis,
4.5. Wm. Robertson,
46. H. C. Hunter,
47. R. Willis, -
48. C. Willis,
49. Jones Grammar,
.50. J. P. Hopkins,
.51. G. Rust, -
52. G. H. Ritchie, -
53. Weisiger,
54. A. M. Green, -
55. G. C. Wharton,
Fauquier,
Culpeper.
Orange,
Culpeper.
Dinwiddle.
Richmond.
Rockingham.
Dinwiddle.
do
Brooke.
Amherst.
Warwick.
Jefferson,
do
do
Halifax.
Clarke.
Loudoun.
Richmond.
Goochland.
Stafford.
Culpeper.
Virginia Military Institute^
Lexington, Fa., July, 1845.
By order of Col. F. H. Smith.
Signed,
J. M. Patton, Jr., .Adjutant.
John H. Gihon, Printer, S. E. corner of
SeTenOi and Market Sis. Phila.