Statues and Monuments at VMI - Virginia Military Institute
WEBTwo are 12-pound cannon from the Letcher Artillery; the tubes were cast at Tredegar Foundry in Richmond from bronze salvaged from the melting down of Revolutionary War era French cannon. The Letcher Artillery cannon were presented to VMI in 1863.
Famous - The Cadet Battery - The 6-pdr. "Cadet Guns" of VMI
WEBFeb 5, 2020 · Many of Jackson’s most colorful moments at VMI relate to his command of the Cadet Battery. At the start of the Civil War the guns were turned over the the 1st Rockbridge Artillery (then under the command of Pendleton). Pendleton loved working with these cannons and felt it was a "good sign from God".
Stonewall - “Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John at VMI” | Famous …
WEBSep 24, 2013 · These canons at VMI were used by the VMI cadets in the battle of New Market during the American Civil War. The Cadet Battery was cast in 1848 specifically for VMI.
The Battle of New Market and Its VMI Cadets: The Forgotten Ones
WEBJul 14, 2022 · The Battle of New Market and Its VMI Cadets: The Forgotten Ones. Two of the 14 Confederate cannons instrumental in stopping a massive Union cavalry charge had VMI cadets at the helm, in combat for the first time. Smoke from the Bushong Farm fighting clouds the horizon.
Virginia Military Institute - Wikipedia
WEBThe Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States.
Stonewall Jackson at VMI - VMI Museum - VMI Museum
WEBUsing the Cadet Battery ), six cannons made especially for VMI, Jackson ruled the parade ground. The cannon can still be seen at VMI today. He was a strict taskmaster, with unbending integrity and fearlessness in the discharge of duty.
2016-2017: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Return - VMI News
WEBVMI chose to use a company that is known for making Civil War era aluminum carriage replacements, Steen Cannons. Based in Ashland, Kentucky, the company has replaced cannon carriages at Vicksburg, Manassas, Petersburg, and many other sites.
VMI's historic cannon battery returned after refit (PHOTOS)
WEBJan 13, 2017 · Known as the Cadet Battery, the quartet of scaled-down but functional field artillery at the Virginia Military Institute is back and better than ever. The guns, which date back to 1848, were...
The Cadet Battery - The Historical Marker Database
WEBMay 28, 2011 · In 1848 the foundry of Cyrus Alger in Boston, Massachusetts, cast the specially designed VMI Cadet Battery. Each tube of the training guns weighs 562 pouns, three hundred pounds less than the standard six-pounder cannon of the time.
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WEBFrom 1851 until the beginning of the Civil War, the guns were commanded by Major Thomas J. Jackson (later known as "Stonewall), VMI's professor of Natural Philosophy and Artillery Tactics. During the war the guns were used by several units, including the famed Rockbridge Artillery under the command of William Pendleton.
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