The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25

These 44S gradua ties, who have proved
the genius Of West Point. are selected
from the 4.1H graduates from the year
1902 to 1902. showing nearly Il per cent
Of success. III .,G,
In the list of the graduates killed in
war are published a, list Of 1H Killed In
the Civil War. OF these, 26 were Con-
federate' general officers; SO that, on the
Northern side only Is graduates of the
Academy were killed in action during the
Civil War
In comparison to this record set out
in 1887 pages of Mandatory story, the
State. of Virginia IS able to show9ithat
the history OF her military school is GER
talnly no less noteworthy.
The Virginia Military Institute was
founded in 1899, thirty-seven years. after
West Point Military. Academy, but prac-
tically upon the same plan and IN g
manner for the same purpose.
The instructors OF. the Institute were
West Point graduates, and the rules.
regulations and customs of the school
were, for the most part, those that OBJ
primarily n military school, founded as
a military and scientific school, as
the original scheme sets out. and since
It's foundation 1t has been known as tho
"West Point of the South"
The Virginia Military Institute has the
distinction of being the first military
school that was established In the United
States, with the exceptions OF West Point
and Annapolis.
From its graduates larger proportion
Of trained officers and soldiers have been
furnished to the army, marine corps and
national guard OF the United States than
any other civic college in America. It's
record MS a military and technical COLI
lege will surpass that OF any Of It's COM
petitors, and the name of its greatest
teacher, General stonewall. Jackson, will
live as long as the world endures.
New Market Fight.
AT the battle OF New Market, on the
18th day of May, 1864, the corps of cadets
$50 strong, charged through grape. shrap-
mel, and double-shotted canister and cap.
tured sX-gun Union battery, losing In
this magnificent charge .proportionately
more of their number than was lost in
the famous charge of the COO at Balak-
lava. OF this charge a brave Union Of
ficer Captain Franklin p. Town, OF New
York, who was a participant In the &C
ton, has written as follows:
Standing on the crest OF this slope after
a short time, / observed line forming
in tho ravlne at the foot of the hill
which seemed about like a4reg1ment II
extent, but SO "smart" and "natty" II
appearance ms instantly to suggest oul
own pet Seventh Regiment, of New Yort
city They appeared more like militia or
parade than troops In campaign. -W'
very soon were able to identify the com
mand as the Battalion Of the Virgtnls
Military Institute. and certainly a NOR
soldlerly appearing corps never faced al
enemy. e
After perfecting their alignment, thi
young regiment advanced toward our bat
terry, 1t approached only short dis
tance, when 1t halted and turned bac|
toward the ravlne. There was no ap
parent disorder. nor did It seem that the.
were falling back In panic, but rathe
as IL by some change OF plan and in pur
suance of orders.
The battalion remained but short tim
In the rayine, and again advanced. The.
came on steadily up tho slope, swept. a
1t was, by the fire of these guns, Thei
line was as perfectly preserved as II Of
dress parade or In tho evolution OF
review. AS they advanced, our gum
played with utmost vigor upon their line
at first with shrapnel; then, as they cam
nearer, with canister. ana, i'naliy' WIZ
double loads of canister. AS the bat
TALON continued to advance our gunner
loaded at the last without stopping 7
sponge, anu think It would nave peei
impossible to eject from six guns NOR
missiles than these boys faced IN thei
wild charge up that hill, But sui the,
advanced steadily. without any sign O
faltering. ! saw, here ana mere sol
der drop from their line and lie wher
he fell. as his comrades closed up IN
gaps and passed on. Their pace was IN
4 S.a,,, n cnirk, pten IN dnt1hl