General George S. Patton Family Pictures Virginia Military Institute
West Point United States Military Academy VMI, Father George S. Patton American Civil War Confederate Officer Killed Died
Genealogy CSA
| George S. Patton, Jr., VMI Cadet, 1903 |
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| VMI Class of 1907 (Courtesy of VMI) |
George S. "Old Blood and Guts" Patton, Jr., VMI Class of 1907, was the third generation of his family to attend VMI.
His grandfather, Colonel
George S. Patton*, Confederate States Army (CSA), VMI Class of 1852, and grand uncle, Colonel
Waller Tazewell Patton** (CSA), VMI Class of 1855, had both died during the American Civil War. His father, George S. Patton,
had graduated from VMI in 1877. Young Patton arrived at VMI to fulfill the family military legacy, but transferred to
the United States Military Academy (West Point) after one year. Graduating from West Point would assure
Patton of receiving a direct commission in the U.S. Army; a goal he could not have been assured by graduating from VMI.
* George S. "Old Blood and Guts" Patton's grandfather, Colonel George S. Patton, was killed
in the Battle of 3rd Winchester in September 1864.
Sources: Virginia Military Institute, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
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