Military Figures
| Name | Year | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croghan !Colonel George Croghan | 1810 | Soldier who fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811; recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal | |
| Cocke !Brigadier general John Hartwell Cocke | 1798 | Led the defense of Richmond, Virginia against British forces in the War of 1812; member of the first Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia | |
| Dayton !Lieutenant general Keith Dayton | 1970 | Former Director of the Iraq Survey Group as a senior member of the Joint Staff | |
| Gilham !Major William Gilham | 1852 | Soldier who served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and became president of Southern Fertilizing Company in Richmond after the war | |
| Lee !Brigadier general Edwin Gray Lee | 1852 | Second cousin of Robert E. Lee and soldier from Virginia who served with the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War | |
| MacKiernan !General David D. McKiernan | 1972 | Commanding general of the Third United States Army; Coalition Forces Land Component Command in the Middle East (CENTCOM) | |
| Puller !First Lieutenant Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr. | 1967 | Attorney, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, and Marines officer that served in Vietnam; son of renowned Marine Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller | |
| Ruffin, EdmundEdmund Ruffin | 1812 | Attended only 1810–12; secessionist who fired the first shots of the American Civil War at Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Scott !Lieutenant general Winfield Scott | 1805 | Longest serving general in U.S. military history (1814–1861); commanded forces in War of 1812, Black Hawk War and Mexican-American War; general-in-chief of Union Army at start of the American Civil War; author of Anaconda Plan | |
| Taliaferro !Brigadier general William B. Taliaferro | 1841 | Confederate general in the American Civil War | |
| Todd !Colonel Charles Stewart Todd | 1809 | Subaltern and judge-advocate of General James Winchester's division in the War of 1812; in 1813 he was made a captain of infantry, and was an aide to General William Henry Harrison in the Battle of the Thames |
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