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After debate and revision of the original proposal, the Franklin Society voted in favor of Preston's concept. After a public relations campaign that included Preston meeting in person with influential business, military and political figures, letters to the editor from Preston writing under a pen
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in the event of invasion or insurrection. In the 1830s Preston belonged to a Lexington debate club known as the Franklin Society. In 1836 Preston made the case to the society that the arsenal in Lexington could be put to better use as a
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was the daughter of a former president of Washington College, and became a major nineteenth century literary figure, known nationally as the "Poetess of the South" and "The Poetess of the Confederacy". Margaret Junkin's sister
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Governor's Message and Reports of the Public Officers of the State, of the Board of Directors, and of the Visitors, Superintendents, and Other Agents of Public Institutions or Interests of Virginia
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After Smith agreed to accept the superintendent's position, Preston applied to join the faculty, and was hired as Professor of Languages. Classes began in 1839, and Preston specialized in
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Preston married twice. In 1832 he married Sarah Lyle Caruthers. After her death, he married Margaret Junkin in 1857. He had seven children with his first wife and two with his second.
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to serve as their president. The board delegated to Preston the task of deciding what to call the new school, and he created the name Virginia Military Institute.
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for providing education on practical subjects, as well as military training to individuals who could be expected to serve as officers in the militia if needed.
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After the war Preston continued as a member of the VMI faculty until retiring in 1882. He was promoted to colonel in the militia, but declined a promotion to
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of Lexington's church for nearly 50 years, and was a delegate to numerous state and national church leadership meetings.
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In retirement Preston continued to reside at his home in Lexington. He died there on July 15, 1890, and was buried at
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The organizers of the planned school formed a board of visitors, which included Preston, and the board selected
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Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1749-1888
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Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1749-1888
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The Trial and Execution of John Brown: Papers of the American Historical Association, Volume 4
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For over 20 years before and after the Civil War Preston, Stonewall Jackson and others led a
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passed a bill authorizing creation of a normal school at the Lexington arsenal, and the
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Preston was also tasked with hiring VMI's first superintendent. He was persuaded that
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The Preston Library at Virginia Military Institute is named for him. His former home,
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The Father of Virginia Military Institute: A Biography of Colonel J.T.L. Preston, CSA
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Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
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name, and letters to the editor and open letters from supporters including
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Long Gray Lines: The Southern Military School Tradition, 1839-1915
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Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia
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as commander of VMIs Corps of Cadets. Preston was appointed a
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Minutes - United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Volume 16
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The Virginia Military Institute: Its Building and Re-building
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Baria, William H. (2004). Muriel Phillips Joslyn (ed.).
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Preston subsequently attended graduate courses at the
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During the American Civil War Preston sided with the
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J. T. L. Preston. 1907 portrait based on 1855 photo.
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Women in the Barracks: The VMI Case and Equal Rights
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Stonewall: A Biography of General Thomas J. Jackson
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Bell. p. 274. 513:was the first wife of Stonewall Jackson. 314:to store weapons intended for use by the 652:. Staunton, VA: The McClure Co. p.  649:A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia 396:. In addition to serving as the Corps' 302:Founding the Virginia Military Institute 1027:Southern Presbyterian Review, Volume 16 545: 287:, and started a practice in Lexington. 605:Students of the University of Virginia 1078:Washington and Lee University Library 1074:"Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery" 7: 1621:Washington and Lee University alumni 1562: 527:National Register of Historic Places 264:degree from Washington College (now 1651:Virginia Military Institute faculty 1115:Trent, William Peterfield (1905). 1001:Drawing Out the Man: The VMI Story 619:Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs (2008). 14: 1221:Price, Mary (November 12, 2014). 1646:Confederate States Army officers 1576: 1575: 1561: 1354: 1349: 1343: 168: 158: 141: 130: 109: 96: 1616:People from Lexington, Virginia 1080:. 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