Rappahannock Academy & Military Institute

Rappahannock Academy was a military academy founded in 1813 in Virginia.[1] Located on a hill near the Rappahannock River, the site was deemed well situated and brick buildings were constructed.[1] The school's name was changed to Rappahannock Academy and Military Institute (RA&MI) in 1847.

For the unincorporated community, see Rappahannock Academy, Virginia.

It was preceded by the historic Mount Church (built circa 1750) that was given by the state of Virginia to the school.[2][3] Located on a hill near the Rappahannock River, the site was deeemed well situated and brick buildings constructed.[1]

William Mahone taught at RA&MI from January 1848 until July 1849. It was as large as Virginia Military Institute by 1860. Subjects taught at the school included military science and uniform requirements. The American Civil War (1861 - 1865) disrupted the school's program and drew most of its students into service.

Charles A. Lewis headed the school twice.[2]

The school and its property were sold off in 1873.[4]

Alumni

References
  1. "Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia". Commonwealth of Virginia. 3 March 2018 – via Google Books.
  2. Wingfield, Marshall. A History of Caroline County, Virginia. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-7975-3.
  3. Meade, William (3 March 2018). "Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia". J.B Lippincott & Company – via Google Books.
  4. Morrison, Alfred James (1917). The Beginnings of Public Education in Virginia, 1776-1860: Study of Secondary Schools in Relation to the State Literary Fund. D. Bottom, superintendent of public printing. p. 149 – via Internet Archive. Rappahannock Academy.


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