Rappahannock Academy & Military Institute

For the unincorporated community, see Rappahannock Academy, Virginia.

Rappahannock Academy was a military academy founded in 1813 in Caroline County, 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.

It was preceded by the historic Mount Church (built circa 1750) that was given by the state of Virginia to the school.^[2][3]

William Mahone taught at RA&MI from January 1848 until July 1849. 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

• R. L. T. Beale

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.