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I own an ambrotype image of a soldier of the VA 26th Infantry, Co. B. When he enlisted in '61, records indicate he was a student. The image I have shows him in cadet uniform, and his wheel hat on a side table, with insignia initials RMA. As he was from Gloucester, I assumed he went to nearby Richmond for education, but I do not find a Richmond Military Academy. There was a Richmond Male Orphan's Asylum, but this guy had family. There was a Ringgold Military Academy, but it was way across the state near Danville.

He may have gone out-of-state, but is there another RMA I've missed? TNX

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