Mexican War

Some online information is available in the historical rosters database.

More than 20 VMI Alumni are known to have served in the Mexican War, 1846-1848. The most detailed information is in an essay by Joseph R. Anderson, Jr., written in 1914. It appears in appendix I of The Military History of VMI by  Jennings C. Wise, available online at the Internet Archive. See pages 513-549.

Civil War

• See our Civil War and New Market Resources 
• The historical rosters database includes military records for Civil War alumni
• Civil War Alumni in Union forces

Spanish American War

Some online information is available in the historical rosters database.

World War I

• World War I Casualties and Prisoners of War
• Alumni in British and French Armies during World War I
• Kiffin Rockwell, Aviator, Lafayette Escadrille
• Gen. Samuel Rockenbach, WWI Tank Corps
• Record of Service of Alumni by Joseph R. Anderson, Jr.
  (online book at Internet Archive)
• World War I Cadet Life
• Guide: Primary Sources in the VMI Archives

World War II

During the period 1939-1945 approximately 4,100 VMI alumni served in all branches of the armed forces. Explore a variety of topics and collections relating to this period.

Korea

• VMI Alumni Deaths in the Korean War
• Oral History interviews, including William D. Badgett (Class of 1953)
  and Leonard L. Lewane (Class of 1950)

Vietnam

• Alumni Killed in the Vietnam War
• Oral History interviews, including Paul Maini and Lawrence E. Boese (Class of 1966)

Gulf War

• Two Alumni Killed in the Gulf War, 1991.  Article from Spring 1991 issue of the Alumni Review
• Oral History interviews, including Steven Amato (Class of 1983)

• Benjamin Kimsey (Class of 2009) interview - Afghanistan
• Alumni Deaths Since 9/11