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VMI Cadets at the Battle of New Market

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third corporal [color guard], John Garland James, (CSA) (1844 - 1930)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Garland James, Confederate soldier, college professor, writer, and banker, so...
Fleming Wills James (1847 - 1918)
Fleming Wills James, teacher, soldier, judge, and financier, was born in Richmond, Virginia, on April 11, 1847, the son of Henry and Eliza (Wills) James. He entered Virginia Military Institute in 1862....
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Edward Harvie Smith, (CSA) (1845 - 1912)
He fought at The Battle of New Market as a VMI cadet.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Jul 7 2021, 21:48:41 UTC * Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Jul 7 2021, 22:03:17 UTC
Pvt. James Parke Corbin Jr. (CSA) (1847 - 1904)
Military Institute (class of 1867) and Washington & Lee grad; fought in the Battle of New Market, Va. as part of the VMI Battalion Infantry.Youngest child and son of James Parke Corbin, Sr. and Jane Ca...
Pvt. Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, Jr., CSA (1846 - 1868)
VMI Class of 1867: New Market Cadet; Private, Co. D. Genealogy: Born- May 14, 1846, in Staunton, Va. Father- Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart; Mother- Frances Cornelia Baldwin. Pat. Grandfather- Archibald ...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Market

The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. A makeshift Confederate army of 4100 men, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), forced Union Major General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah Valley.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Military_Institute

VMI casualties

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Market#VMI_casualties