. Bomb. s of General Washington, and shows the greatwisdom of the man. Xo one can read the introduction to General Cullums Register of West Point and the comments of the pressthereon, without being impressed with the great work ]3erformed b\ that school and the other militaiy schools of the countn-. Cineof the important results of the war of 181 2, was that the State of \irginia felt the necessity of establishing an arsenal in the \alley ofVirginia for the better protection of the State. Therefore, in I 8 16 and 181 7 tracts of land in Lexington were conveyed to GovernorsNicholas and Preston f
. Bomb. s of General Washington, and shows the greatwisdom of the man. Xo one can read the introduction to General Cullums Register of West Point and the comments of the pressthereon, without being impressed with the great work ]3erformed b\ that school and the other militaiy schools of the countn-. Cineof the important results of the war of 181 2, was that the State of \irginia felt the necessity of establishing an arsenal in the \alley ofVirginia for the better protection of the State. Therefore, in I 8 16 and 181 7 tracts of land in Lexington were conveyed to GovernorsNicholas and Preston for the purpose of erecting public works, and in due course of time an arsenal was erected and a company ofsoldiers was enlisted at an annual cost of 56,000 for the purpose of Garrisoning the Western Arsenal at Lexington, in which werestored 30,000 stands of arms and a large quantity of military supplies. This company was first commanded b\- Captain James Paxtonand subsequently b)- Captain Da\id E. In 1836 J. T. L. Preston, I^sq., a citizen of Lexington, for thirt)--se\en years an lionored Professor upon the active list, andaftenvards Emeritus Professor of Latin in the Virginia Mihtary Institute, conceived the idea of substituting for the company of soldierswho guarded the arsenal a company of cadets, who, in addition to the duties of an armed guard, should pursue a course of scientificand militaiy studies. This happ)-conception was consummated by the act of AssembK-of March, 1S39. In Ma\-, 1S39, the firstBoard of Visitors met in Lexington. Of this Board Colonel Claude Crozct, a graduate of the Pol_\technic School of France, a soldierunder Napoleon in the Russian compaign of 1812, and subsequent!)a Professor in the Lnited States Militaiy Academ\-at WestPoint, and at the time a citizen of Xirginia, was president. The first act of the new Board to recognize the eminent fitness ofGeneral Francis H. Smith, a distinguished graduate of \\est Point, and at that time Profes
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