Additional information, In "Hidden Village Port Royal, Virginia 1744-1981" by Ralph Emmett Fall, is listed a roster of 52 students for 1850-1851 attending Rappahannock Academy and Military Institute. Among those listed is Thomas Rowe of Caroline County. No age is listed, however students started at age 10. They did admit students under the age of 10 if they were accompanied by older brothers. My G Grandfather, and some of his brothers were allowed to attend under the age of 10, as they were living in the household of their grandmother (the boys were orphaned), and their mother's younger brother, Robert G. Holloway, was attending the Academy.

Dr. Robert Massey
El Mirage, Arizona Territory, CSA