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VMI Centennial Echoes at Lexington Refer to Stonewall Jackson
Elmo Scott Watson recounts the Virginia Military Institute history centennial in Lexington. The piece details VMI’s founding in 1839, Civil War roles, the New Market battle valor, and Stonewall Jackson’s ties to the school and its cadets.
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Virginia Military Institute
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West Point
Western Newspaper
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General Assembly
Virginia
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Arsenal
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Thomas.j. Jackson
United States Artillery
Corps of Cadets
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Bull Run
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Washington College
Washington and Lee University
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Military Institute
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Army of Northern Virginia
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Manassas
Dr. White
Presbyterian Church
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Moses Ezekiel