Lexington, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Major General Francis H. Smith

Superintendent

— November 11, 1839 to December 31, 1889 —

Major General Francis H. Smith Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 29, 2023

1. Major General Francis H. Smith Marker

Inscription.

Builder and rebuilder of the Virginia Military Institute.

This statue represents him in the act of delivering a diploma to a graduate and memorializes his custom of giving a Bible to every cadet at the end of his first class year.

Appointed Major General of Virginia Cadets Dec. 18, 1861.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is December 18, 1861.

Location. 37° 47.398′ N, 79° 26.377′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Virginia. It is on VMI Parade, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington VA 24450, 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Virginia Military Institute (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cabell House (about 300 feet away); Sigma Nu Fraternity (about 400 feet away); Virginia Military Institute: A National Historic Landmark (about 400 feet away); Hotchkiss House (about 500 feet away); Cincinnatus Citizen-Soldier (about 700 feet away); The Hall-Poindexter House (about 700 feet away); The Diamond Hill Neighborhood (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . . Francis Henney Smith. (Submitted on August 20, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 29, 2023

2. Major General Francis H. Smith Marker

Major General Francis H. Smith image. Click for full size.

3. Major General Francis H. Smith

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.