Fort Defiance in Augusta County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Augusta Military Academy Museum
Fort Defiance, Virginia
We Entered As Boys, Left As Men
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 21, 2019
1. Augusta Military Academy Museum Marker
Inscription.
Augusta Military Academy Museum. Fort Defiance, Virginia. In 1865, after returning from the Civil War, Professor Charles S. Roller began educating other returning veterans of the Confederacy in a small house near the old stone church. In 1874, Augusta Male Academy was founded in the current museum building. The name was changed to Augusta Military Academy when JROTC was added to the curriculum (circa 1890), making AMA Virginia's first military high school. From its humble beginning, the school continued to grow under the leadership of Professor Roller and his descendants for 119 years until its closing in 1984. Of the more than 12,000 AMA cadets, many went on to serve with honor and distinction in public office, as leaders in their communities and in the armed forces of the United States or their home nation.
In 1865, after returning from the Civil War, Professor Charles S. Roller began educating other returning veterans of the Confederacy in a small house near the old stone church. In 1874, Augusta Male Academy was founded in the current museum building. The name was changed to Augusta Military Academy when JROTC was added to the curriculum (circa 1890), making AMA Virginia's first military high school. From its humble beginning, the school continued to grow under the leadership of Professor Roller and his descendants for 119 years until its closing in 1984. Of the more than 12,000 AMA cadets, many went on to serve with honor and distinction in public office, as leaders in their communities and in the armed forces of the United States or their home nation.
Erected by Augusta Military Academy Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 38° 14.242′ N, 78° 58.661′ W. Marker is in Fort Defiance, Virginia, in Augusta County. It can be reached from the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 11) and Pentecost Lane, on the left when traveling north. On the grounds of the Augusta Military Academy. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1640 Lee Hwy, Fort Defiance VA 24437, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Also see . . . Augusta Military Academy Museum. Augusta Military Academy Alumni Foundation (Submitted on December 19, 2020.)
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 21, 2019
2. Augusta Military Academy Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
