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

<*a 1

1|0 .

Names. Counties. 5: . ^.^ ^Ci

.-^ Remarks.g 2

o1s

*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.

l|

4'

5'

7,

9

3

8

1416

1812'

10

jPendleton, '20

iRappahannock 17

^Richmond city, 1-3

Botetourt, jll

Albemarle, 'l8

Richmond city,;15

2

1

9

6

3

3j

8

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6

20 16

12 15

5 5

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447

9

14;

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16,16

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12

16

16

111619 20j

18 6

2

41

9

9

2

47

9

20 8 11

16 19 19

17 11209 19 17|

4 20 lOj

15 1516,7'i8; 9;

18 17' 719 r 7

13 16 16

14 19,14,

As Pr. Fr." Ma.

Captain.

47

2

6

4 Lieut.

2!As.Pr.La.

7 Lieut.

1 Qr. Mast.

812 Lieut.

111012 10!

17 13

1415716

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.

6

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

1112

10|l8

7jl0

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,

73

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36an

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.

10

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.

15

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.