. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . cvolutionarj War, and Sarah (Thorton) Alexander, was born in Camden,N. C, in 1807. He entered the Academy in 1824, and graduated in 1826. He was])rincipal of schools in his State for some time, and then in North CaroUna. In , he returned to SouthCarolina and continued in this lineof work for some years, meetingwith success. He constantly madeuse of his military education in hisschools by introducing the drill. He returned to a farm nearSavannah, Ga., where he resideduntil the Cixil War, when he en-listed in t
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . cvolutionarj War, and Sarah (Thorton) Alexander, was born in Camden,N. C, in 1807. He entered the Academy in 1824, and graduated in 1826. He was])rincipal of schools in his State for some time, and then in North CaroUna. In , he returned to SouthCarolina and continued in this lineof work for some years, meetingwith success. He constantly madeuse of his military education in hisschools by introducing the drill. He returned to a farm nearSavannah, Ga., where he resideduntil the Cixil War, when he en-listed in the Georgia Volunteers,C. S. A., and performed activescr\ace as an officer in the WesternArmy for two years, when, on ac-count of faUing health, he resignedhis commission, but soon afterwardsentered the hospital ser\dce. InJune, , his health having com-])letely failed, he was forced to leavethe service. On his way home hetook a steamer at Augusta, forSavannah, which in a few hoursafter leaving that city caught fire;and he with many others wasdrowned in the Savannah Henry Dana Ward Alexander. He married Mary Wliite Alexander, a distant relative, of Mecklenburg,N. C, who died in 1856. Two children were born to them. A daughter, P. An(, resides in Hendersonville, N. C. ISAAC B. ALEXANDER. Isaac B. Alexander, son of Dr. Isaac and Sarah (Thornton) Alexander, wasborn in Camden, N. C, in 1811 and died there in 1884. He entered the Academy in 1824, and remained two 3ears. He thenwent to New York and learned the jewelers trade, and was, for a number ofyears, associated with a Mr. Dagueree. He returned to Camden, where heengaged in his trade until his death. He was also an artist of abUitj, and en-gaged extensively in portrait painting on ivory. He was sin-vived by five chUdren, three sons and two daughters, of whomtwo sons and two daughters are now li-\-ing. A son, J. H. Alexander, D. D. in Camden, N. C. SKETCHES OF ACADEMY CADETS. 49 JOSEPH DANA
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