John Bowie Strange
John Bowie Strange (1823 – September 14, 1862) was an educator and Confederate officer, and for many years principal of the Albemarle Military Institute. He was killed during the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War and is buried in Charlottesville’s Maplewood Cemetery.
Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
Strange was a member of the inaugural class at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), which opened in 1839 with twenty-three cadets, all from Virginia. He became the first cadet sentinel when he relieved the arsenal guard and graduated third in the class of 1842.
Albemarle Military Institute
Strange founded the Albemarle Military Institute (AMI) sometime between 1854 and 1856. The school offered instruction in artillery and infantry tactics, and a number of its students later served as officers in the Confederate Army.[1][2]
Before relocating to Ridge Street, the academy was temporarily located at the Twyman Wayt house on McKee Row.[3]
Civil War
During the American Civil War, Strange served as colonel of the 19th Virginia Infantry Regiment.[1] He was mortally wounded at the Battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862.
United Confederate Veterans
The John Bowie Strange Camp of the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) was co-founded in 1889 by R. T. W. Duke, Sr..
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