Georgia Military Institute
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 Sketch of GMI in 1864 | |
| Established | 1851 |
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| Superintendent | Francis W. Capers |
| Students | 100-150 cadets |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | 110 acres (0.45 km2) |
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The Georgia Military Institute (GMI) was established on 110 acres (0.45 km2) in Marietta, Georgia, United States, on July 1, 1851. It was burned by the Union Army during the Civil War and was never rebuilt.
The current GMI is a reactivation of the name for a Georgia National Guard Officer Candidate School (OCS) curriculum.
GMI was established in Marietta on July 1, 1851. The campus consisted of 110 acres (0.45 km2).
Seven students started classes in July and 28 men were in attendance by the end of the first year.[1]
GMI operated regularly until spring 1864 when the cadets were formed into two companies and deployed to West Point, Georgia, as a result of the Civil War.
During the Civil War, superintendent Francis W. Capers sent cadets to use as drill instructors for CSA, and other cadets volunteered or were drafted.[2] On May 14, 1864, GMI cadets fought in the Battle of Resaca and made contact with the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry regiment.[3] After this single engagement, the cadets were pulled off the front line.[4]
The empty campus was burned by Sherman's troops on November 15, 1864. Following the Civil War, Georgia Military Institute was not rebuilt. In its place was founded North Georgia Agricultural College in Dahlonega, as the Military College of Georgia.
To honor the legacy of GMI, the Georgia Army National Guard named its Officer Candidate School after it in 1961. In 2008, GMI returned to Marietta.[5]
In 1891, the Georgia Military Institute was restarted by former GMI cadets. It was located at the intersection of Moreland Drive and Euclid Ave, east of Atlanta. The superintendent was Charles M.Neel, former superintendent of the Moreland Park Military Academy. Its last graduation class was in 1898 and it closed due to finances.
The third GMI was restarted in 1961. Currently it is located at the Clay National Guard Training Center, at Dobbins AFB, in Marietta, Georgia.
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