Confederate monument removed from Arlington could end up at New Market

A Confederate memorial that was removed last week from Arlington National Cemetery and could be relocated to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in the Shenandoah Valley if Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gets his way. The park is operated by the Virginia Museum of the Civil War, which is run by the Virginia Military Institute. The sculptor attended VMI. -- Article

Upcoming film marks valor of VMI cadets

Field of Lost Shoes (Mark Wilson, Wikipedia)

A movie about the May 1864 Battle of New Market may make its debut in Richmond, Va., next year. Focused on the stories of seven Virginia Military Institute cadets, “Field of Lost Shoes” revolves around the cadets’ heroic charge. Ten cadets died of wounds suffered on the Shenandoah Valley battlefield, where many of them lost their shoes in the deep mud. The Confederate victory pushed Union forces out of the valley. • Article

VMI cadets marching as to war

A handful of Virginia Military Institute cadets are undergoing an arduous history lesson, marching up the Shenandoah Valley like a group of their forebears did in 1864, to a muddy, bloody battle. • Article | • Fund-raising effort

Was clock in Pa. taken from VMI in 1864?

A clock renovation expert with more than 35 years experience said it will be near impossible for officials to prove the clock atop the Warren County Court House (Pa.) is the same artifact believed to be stolen from a Virginia military college during the Civil War. County officials believe the clock could be the same one taken from the Virginia Military Institute in June 1864. • Article