- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Military Institute
- Creator:
- Myers, Barton A., 1980-
- Date of Original:
- 2006-02-03
- Subject:
- Georgia Military Institute (Marietta, Ga.)
Military education--Georgia--Marietta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.9526, -84.54993
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Georgia Military Institute. Established in Marietta and opened to students in July 1851, the Georgia Military Institute (GMI) was the principal source of education for new engineers and teachers in the state during the decade prior to the Civil War (1861-65). Originally funded by private subscription and donations, GMI began its official relationship with the state in 1852, when the legislature chartered the school and presented it with muskets, swords, and a battery of four cannons. Although GMI began with only three instructors and seven students, it quickly attracted a large number of cadets from Georgia's wealthiest families. Between 1853 and 1861, GMI's student body fluctuated between 150 and 200 cadets.
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- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/georgia-military-institute/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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