Hargrave Military Academy

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One of the few private military academies in Virginia, Hargrave Military Academy was founded in 1909 by John Hunt Hargrave and the Rev. T. Ryland Sanford as Chatham Training School. It was chartered in 1911 and became affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia in 1913. Chatham Training School provided a general education for boys. During World War One, military training was permanently added as an integral part of the school's curriculum. The school was renamed Hargrave Military Academy in 1925 in honor of the founder.

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

Camden, Aubrey. Fifty Years of Christian Education in a Baptist School 1909-1959: A Historical Record of Hargrave Military Academy. (Lynchburg: J.P. Bell Co., Inc., 1959). Cosby, Joseph H. From Ashes to Excellence: Hargrave Military Academy 1950-1970. Chatham, VA: Hargrave Military Academy, 1984. Hargrave Military Academy. Alumni Directory 1986-1987. White Plains, New York: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Co., 1986. Talent, Mary Manner. Years of Change: Years of Growth: A History of Hargrave Military Academy 1970-2003. Chatham, VA: Hargrave Military Academy, 2004. Warner, Mark R. letter dated August 25, 2005.