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Sports Hall of Fame, Feb. 2017
No full textAttendees of the VMI Sports Hall of Fame Dinner stand in Marshall Hall after the induction ceremony, Feb. 11, 2017
Class of 2019 Ring Figure, Nov. 2017
No full textSecond class cadets in the Class of 2019 are escorted by their dates to the Ring Figure Ball in Marshall Hall Friday evening, Nov. 18, 2017
Homecoming Parade, Oct. 2017
No full textAlumni from the classes of 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2016 attend the Homecoming Parade Oct. 21, 2017
Fall FTX, Oct. 2017
No full textROTC cadets participate in field training exercises over the weekend of Oct. 14-15, 2017. The ROTC units utilized facilities on post as well as the Goshen Scout Camp and McKethan Park
House Mountain, Aug. 2017.
No full textRats in the Class of 2021 gather at the top of House Mountain Aug. 24, 2017, after being lead on a hike by the cadre during Matriculation Week
Rat Challenge, Sept 2017
No full textRats in the Class of 2021 participate in Rat Challenge. The physical education program fosters confidence by challenging new cadets on stations such as the high ropes course, the zip line, and climbing Maury cliffs, Sept 15, 2017
December Commissioning, Dec. 19, 2017
No full textTen cadets commissioned into the armed services in a ceremony in Jackson Memorial Hall, December 19, 2017. Eight Army second lieutenants were commissioned while the Air Force and Navy commissioned one officer each.More images of this event available
Lexington Christmas Parade, Dec. 1, 2017
No full textCadets march in the Lexington Christmas Parade as hundreds of spectators watch from the edges of Main Street, December 1, 2017.More images of this event available
Eugene Williams, December Graduation, Dec. 20, 2017
No full textEugene Williams ’74, former member of the VMI Board of Visitors and founder of the College Orientation Workshop, addresses the 2017 December graduates in Jackson Memorial Hall. Forty-three cadets walked across the stage during the commencement ceremony held on December 20, 2017.More images of this event available
Oscar Weisiger Civil War letter, 1865
No full textThis detailed letter provides an eyewitness account of the last days of the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy. Oscar Weisiger, a long-time city resident and businessman, describes the evacuation of the city, the extensive fires, the occupation of the city by federal troops and the troops' treatment of former slaves, the problems he faces in attempting to reestablish his mercantile business, and a discussion of his relationship with northern creditors. The letter is written to Mr. Q. M. Ward, a business partner in Big Lick (now Roanoke), Virginia