John Bowie Strange
John Bowie Strange (1823-September 14, 1862), for many years principal of the "Albemarle Military Institute," was killed in the battle of Antietam in Maryland during the civil war. His remains now repose in the Charlottesville Maplewood Cemetery.
Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
The inaugural class at VMI numbered twenty-three cadets; until 1860, all cadets were from Virginia. John B. Strange of Fluvanna County became the first cadet sentinel when he relieved the arsenal guard. Strange graduated VMI third in the class of 1842.
Albemarle Military Institute
Strange founded the Albemarle Military Institute (AMI) sometime between 1854 and 1856. Artillery, as well as infantry, tactics were taught, and several of the pupils became officers in the Confederate army, some of whom lost limbs, and others were killed in the battles.[1] [2]
Before the school's removal to Ridge Street, the academy once occupied the Twyman Wayt house at McKee Row for a while.[3]
Civil War
Colonel in the 19th Virginia Regiment, C. S. A. during the Civil War,[1] Bowie was killed at the Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign.
United Confederate Veterans (UCV)
The John Bowie Strange Camp of the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) was co-founded in 1889 by R. T. W. Duke, Sr.
- The United Confederate Veterans (UCV, or simply Confederate Veterans) was an American Civil War veterans' organization headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was organized on June 10, 1889, by ex-soldiers and sailors of the Confederate States of America.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. John M. Strange, Class of 1842 (The "First" Sentinel), Virginia Military Institute, retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ https://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2082787/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2082788/5621/2889.5/3/1/0 Confederate Soldiers Who Are Interred in Maplewood Cemetery, Daily Progress, July 1, 1902.
- ↑ Web. [1]