Bethel Military Academy was a school near Warrenton, Virginia in Fauquier County.[1][2] It operated from 1867 until 1911[3] and had several prominent alumni. The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill in 1901 incorporating the school. The bill included a requirement that one student chosen from each district of Virginia was granted tuition free admission to the school.[2]
The 1896 Maryland Aggies football team played against Bethel Academy. Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity had a branch at the school for a few years.
Buttons worn on a uniform from the school include the Virginia state seal of Virtus slaying the giant.[4]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia". Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Purchases and Supply. January 25, 1901 – via Google Books.
- ^ Brenner, Kate (January 25, 2014). Warrenton. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467121675 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ridgeway Civil War Archive Buttons from Virginia, schools and academies....DRAFT..." www.relicman.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.