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Allan, William (1837–1889) – Encyclopedia Virginia


Allan was born on November 12, 1837, at Winchester Gardens, near Winchester, one of two children, both sons, of Thomas Allan and Jane Dowdell George Allan. After being educated in a local private school, he taught in Jefferson County and in Winchester to earn enough money to enroll in the University of Virginia in 1857. Allan excelled at debate and graduated with honors in 1860 with an MA in applied arithmetic. He moved to Loudoun County where he was assistant to the principal of Bloomfield Academy when the Civil War began.
Allan enlisted in the Confederate army and served as a clerk in the quartermaster department under Stonewall Jackson. In 1862, sponsored by University of Virginia classmate Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton, Allan took the ordnance officer examination. He passed with the highest score and on December 27, 1862, became a captain of artillery. On January 19, 1863, he was appointed to Jackson’s staff as chief of ordnance of the Second Corps, Army of Northern V ....

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VMI mulls changes to prized honor system


VMI mulls changes to prized honor system
Ian Shapira, The Washington Post
Jan. 29, 2021
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1of6VMI s parapet near the student barracks is inscribed with a quote from one of the college s founders - John Thomas Lewis Preston, a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate army - that all cadets must memorize.Photo for The Washington Post by Heather RousseauShow MoreShow Less
2of6A shadow of Rafael Jenkins, a Black cadet who was expelled from VMI during his freshman year for allegedly cheating on a test - a charge he denied. The Honor Court enlisted another student to spy on him.Photo for The Washington Post by Logan CyrusShow MoreShow Less ....

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