Download or read book Virginia Military Institute written by Keith E. Gibson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1839, the Virginia Military Institute became the nation's first state-sponsored military college when the state arsenal in Lexington, Virginia, adopted an additional duty providing a college education to a small group of cadets. This humble experiment became the nation's model for educating the citizen-soldier. Today cadets live a military lifestyle while pursuing an undergraduate degree and may choose to accept a commission in any branch of the armed forces upon graduation. Noted alumni include Pony Express organizer Ben Ficklin (1849), Nobel Peace Prize recipient Gen. George Marshall (1901), Polar explorer Adm. Richard Byrd (1908), U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark (1921), and actor Dabney Coleman (1957). Numbered among the alumni are over 260 general officers, 13 Rhodes Scholars, and a saint in the Episcopal Church. The Post, as the campus is called, is a National Historic District with its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture surrounding the central parade ground.
Download or read book The Military History of the Virginia Military Institute from 1839 to 1865 written by Jennings C. Wise and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Virginia Military Institute written by Keith E. Gibson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1839, the Virginia Military Institute became the nation's first state-sponsored military college when the state arsenal in Lexington, Virginia, adopted an additional duty providing a college education to a small group of cadets. This humble experiment became the nation's model for educating the citizen-soldier. Today cadets live a military lifestyle while pursuing an undergraduate degree and may choose to accept a commission in any branch of the armed forces upon graduation. Noted alumni include Pony Express organizer Ben Ficklin (1849), Nobel Peace Prize recipient Gen. George Marshall (1901), Polar explorer Adm. Richard Byrd (1908), U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark (1921), and actor Dabney Coleman (1957). Numbered among the alumni are over 260 general officers, 13 Rhodes Scholars, and a saint in the Episcopal Church. The Post, as the campus is called, is a National Historic District with its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture surrounding the central parade ground.
Download or read book United States V Virginia written by Barbara Long and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information about the Supreme Court case which questioned the Virginia Military Institute's male-only policy and which refueled the debate regarding private, single-gender schools.
Download or read book Register of the Officers and Cadets of the Virginia Military Institute written by Virginia Military Institute and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twisted Tales from VMI written by Mark A. Benvenuto and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Twisted Tales from VMI "I laughed till I stopped " Dave Hagemann, '80 "Me, too." John Cooper, '83 "Written proof my roommate was in serious need of some psychiatric help." Matt Waring, '83 "The funniest thing I have read since the last funny thing I read." Tom Hathaway, '72 "That boy is nuttier than pecan pie " Lynn Seldon, '83, author Virginia's Ring "I'm now convinced my Brother Rat was dropped on his head as a youngster - many, many times." Scott Belliveau, '83...
Download or read book How to Be Successful at the Virginia Military Institute written by Colin Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maybe you've already been accepted to VMI and you're starting to prepare. Maybe you're still waiting to hear back and want to be ahead of the game. Or maybe you're still considering VMI as a college option! In this guide, Colin Smith, Class of 2019, reveals everything that played into his success at VMI, identifying the big issues cadets encounter, and providing insight on how to work through those tough situations.
Download or read book Register of the Officers and Cadets of the Virginia Military Institute written by and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breaking Out written by Laura Fairchild Brodie and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-02-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 26, 1996, the United States Supreme Court nullified the single-sex admissions policy of the Virginia Military Institute, the last all-male military college in America. Capturing the voices of female and male cadets, administrators, faculty, and alumni, Laura Brodie tells the story of the Institute's intense planning for the inclusion of women and the problems and triumphs of the first year of coeducation. Brodie takes us into the meetings where every aspect of life at VMI was analyzed from the per-spective of a woman's presence: housing, clothing, haircuts, dating, and the infamous "Ratline"—the months of physical exertion, minimal sleep, and verbal harassment to which entering cadets are subjected. Throughout the process the administration's aim was to integrate women successfully without making adjustments to VMI's physical standards or giving up its tradition of education under extreme stress. No other military college had done so much to prepare. But would it work? With everyone on the Post, we hold our breath as Brodie takes us through Hell Night, the unrelenting months of the Ratline, the fraternization, hazing, and authority issues that arose, the furtive sexual encounters, the resentments and, for the women, the daily difficulties of maintaining a feminine identity in a predominantly male world. Despite the challenges, we see the women ultimately making a place for themselves. Though new problems continue to arise, Brodie's lively and inspiring account makes it clear that VMI's story is an important and timely one of institutional transformation.
Download or read book Long Gray Lines written by Rod Andrew, Jr. and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a former teacher at the Citadel, looks at the various schools such as The Citadel, Texas A & M, Auburn, Clemson, Virginia Military Institute (VMI), and Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Download or read book Record of Service in the World War of V M I Alumni and Their Alma Mater written by Virginia Military Institute and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The headquarters of Virginia Military Institute was located at Lexington, Virginia.
Download or read book Memorial Virginia Military Institute written by Charles D. Walker and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Call Out the Cadets written by Sarah Kay Bierle and published by Emerging Civil War. This book was released on 2019 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Battle of New Market, though a smaller conflict, represented a crucial moment in the Union's offensive movements in the spring of 1864 and became the last major Confederate victory in the Shenandoah Valley. The results of the battle between Franz Sigel and John C. Breckinridge - with the Virginia Military Institute Cadets pushing the conflict in the Confederates' favor - altered the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and the course of the American Civil War in Virginia."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Virginia Military Institute Established 1839 Lexington Va written by Virginia Military Institute and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Virginia Military Institute written by Francis Henney Smith and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Education for Our Time written by Josiah Bunting and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dying of cancer at the age of 71, billionaire industrialist John Adams sets in motion the plans for endowing a brand new college with his entire fortune. Set in Wyoming, this ideal institution will train the future leaders of America in a way radically different from any other college. By focusing on building character, it will use principles based on moral and physical courage which guided America's Founding Fathers and will follow a vision shaped by Adams' own uniquely successful life.
Download or read book Major General Robert E Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia written by Darrell Collins and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2008-06-20 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALIST FOR BIOGRAPHY, 2008, ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD WINNER, 2009, THE DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN AWARD FOR BEST BOOK ON SOUTHERN HISTORY Jedediah Hotchkiss, Stonewall Jackson’s renowned mapmaker, expressed the feelings of many contemporaries when he declared that Robert Rodes was the best division commander in the Army of Northern Virginia. This well-deserved accolade is all the more remarkable considering that Rodes, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and a prewar railroad engineer, was one of a very few officers in Lee’s army to rise so high without the benefit of a West Point education. Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A Biography, is the first deeply researched scholarly biography on this remarkable Confederate officer. From First Manassas in 1861 to Third Winchester in 1864, Rodes served in all the great battles and campaigns of the legendary Army of Northern Virginia. He quickly earned a reputation as a courageous and inspiring leader who delivered hard-hitting attacks and rock steady defensive efforts. His greatest moment came at Chancellorsville in the spring of 1863, when he spearheaded Stonewall Jackson’s famous flank attack that crushed the left wing of General Hooker’s Army of the Potomac. Rodes began the conflict with a deep yearning for recognition and glory, coupled with an indifferent attitude toward religion and salvation. When he was killed at the height of his glorious career at Third Winchester on September 19, 1864, a trove of prayer books and testaments were found on his corpse. Based upon exhaustive new research, Darrell Collins’s new biography breathes life into a heretofore largely overlooked Southern soldier. Although Rodes’ widow consigned his personal papers to the flames after the war, Collins has uncovered a substantial amount of firsthand information to complete this compelling portrait of one of Robert E. Lee’s most dependable field generals. Darrell L. Collins is the author of several books on the Civil War, including General William Averell’s Salem Raid: Breaking the Knoxville Supply Line (1999) and Jackson’s Valley Campaign: The Battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic (The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series, 1993). A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Darrell and his wife Judith recently relocated to Conifer, Colorado.
