72-507: The High Performance Computing Collaboratory ( HPC² ) at Mississippi State University , an evolution of the MSU/ National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Computational Field Simulation, is a coalition of member centers and institutes that share a common core objective of advancing the state-of-the-art in computational science and engineering using high performance computing ;
144-487: A 21-year-old student at the university named John Sanderson was shot twice in the torso and killed inside the Evans Hall Dormitory on campus by a small caliber handgun. Three men, Mason Perry Jones, Trent DeUndra Crump, and Duntae Harvey, were captured in connection with the slaying. Mason Perry Jones later pled guilty to murder and was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. Mississippi State University
216-501: A common approach to research that embraces a multi-disciplinary, team-oriented concept; and a commitment to a full partnership between education, research, and service. The mission of the HPC² is to serve the University, State, and Nation through excellence in computational science and engineering. The HPC² comprises seven independent research centers/institutes with the common characteristics of
288-503: A multi-disciplinary, team-oriented effort that is strategically involved in the application and advancement of computational science and engineering using high performance computing. Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science , commonly known as Mississippi State University ( MSU ), is a public land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi . It
360-463: A pervasive baseball fan culture, with Dudy Noble Field holding 22 of the top 25 all-time NCAA attendance records and the school's Left Field Lounge being described as an epicenter of college baseball . The university began as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (or Mississippi A&M ), one of the national land-grant colleges established after Congress passed
432-458: A prominent role in defending the ground near the famed Dunker Church. The following is a summary of Lee's involvement at Sharpsburg: ...he deployed late on the 15th on the West side of Antietam Creek. He exchanged fire with the U.S. batteries [across] the creek on the 16th the fight becoming more intense as sundown approached. On the morning of the 17th he positioned his batteries on the high ground near
504-671: A raid through central Tennessee and convinced Lee his plans would be hopeless against the great number of U.S. soldiers in the region. Lee was then given command of the Department of Alabama & East Louisiana on May 9, 1864. Troops in Lee's department under Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest scored a victory at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads on June 10 and seriously threatened U.S. supply lines supporting Sherman in Georgia. Lee personally reinforced Forrest, but
576-546: A segregated institution. Lee was a delegate to the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1890 . Michael Newton states, "The convention's final product, imposed on Mississippi without a popular vote, established a two-dollar poll tax, mandated two years' residency in the state and one year in the would-be voter's district, and denied ballots to convicted felons or tax-defaulters. Section 244 further required that any voter must "be able to read any section of
648-522: A student-run AM station. The student newspaper is The Reflector , published twice per week on Tuesday and Friday. The publication was named the #1 college newspaper in the South in 2007 by the Southeast Journalism Conference. In recent years, The Reflector has remained in the top 10 college newspapers in the South. Mississippi State is home to WMSV, the campus radio station. During
720-573: Is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate , master's , specialist , and doctoral degrees . The main campus is partially in Starkville and partially in the Mississippi State census-designated place . Today, the university has the following colleges and schools: As of Fall 2021, Mississippi State's enrollment
792-522: Is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" and has a total research and development budget of $ 239.4 million, the largest in Mississippi. The university was chartered as Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College on February 28, 1878, and admitted its first students in 1880. Organized into 12 colleges and schools, the university offers over 180 baccalaureate , graduate , and professional degree programs, and
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#1732852324365864-443: Is also based at MSU. Mississippi State's local radio station is WMSV . Prior to WMSV, Mississippi State had a student-run radio station, WMSB, which went off the air permanently at the end of the spring semester of 1986. WMSB was a low-power FM station with studios on the top floor of Lee Hall. WMSB was begun in the fall semester of 1971 in a freshman dorm room on the third floor of Critz Hall, utilizing an FM stereo transmitter that
936-528: Is home to Mississippi's only accredited programs in architecture and veterinary medicine . Mississippi State participates in the National Sea Grant College Program and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program . The university's main campus in Starkville is supplemented by auxiliary campuses in Meridian , Gautier , and Biloxi . Mississippi State's intercollegiate sports teams,
1008-409: Is recorded as stating, "Let us not fool ourselves. We know that the negro appreciates, and is proud of, his right to vote. He will undertake more trouble, and go further, to exercise this privilege than the white man". Believing that the U.S. Congress would insist on the right of black citizens to vote, Lee's solution was not to outright deny the black male citizen the vote – although he did also promote
1080-406: The Battle of Champion Hill on May 16, where he was wounded in the shoulder. Military historian Jon L. Wakelyn praises Lee's performance in this action, saying, "he was the hero of the battle of Champion Hills." Lee served throughout the 1863 Siege of Vicksburg until Pemberton's surrender to Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, becoming a prisoner of war . While on parole, he was promoted to
1152-541: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou from December 26–29, where he repulsed the attacks of U.S. Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman . Beginning in January 1863, he led a brigade in the Department of Mississippi & Eastern Louisiana until that May when he was ordered to take command of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton 's artillery defending access to the Mississippi River at Vicksburg , Mississippi . Lee fought notably during
1224-453: The Battle of Ezra Church on July 28 and was in command of the extended line in southwest Atlanta in August 1864. His troops, with the attachment of William B. Bate 's Division and a Brigade of Georgia militia, defeated Schofield's movement to break the railroad lines at East Point at the Battle of Utoy Creek . For this action, he published a general order recognizing Bate's Division for defeating
1296-623: The Confederate States Army . On March 6, he was assigned as the assistant adjutant general and assistant inspector general of the Forces at Charleston. On March 16, he was appointed a captain in the Regular Confederate States Artillery. Beginning on April 11, Lee was aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard . That same day, he delivered an ultimatum from Beauregard to U.S. Maj. Robert Anderson , demanding
1368-831: The Hatch Act , which provided for the establishment of the Agricultural Experiment Station in 1888. The Cooperative Extension Service was established in 1914 by the Smith-Lever Act . The university has since had its mission expanded and redefined by the Legislature. In 1932, the Legislature renamed the university as Mississippi State College . In 1958 the Legislature renamed the university Mississippi State University in recognition of its academic development and addition of graduate programs. The Graduate School had been organized (1936), doctoral degree programs had begun (1951),
1440-654: The Humphrey Coliseum , or The Hump . Beyond the main campus (and the series of commuter parking lots ringing the main campus) are the North and South Farms. While still used for their original purpose of agricultural research, the Farms are also host to newer facilities, such as the astronomical observatory and Veterinary College (South Farm) and the High Performance Computing Collaboratory (North Farm). At
1512-637: The Lost Cause narrative of Southern motivations for secession in public, but as chairman of the United Confederate Veterans' Historical Committee, he also worked to ensure it was taught in Southern schools. Lee was also unabashedly racist. In a speech at the Columbus courthouse on June 15, 1889, Lee stated, "The question of white supremacy is no issue. That battle has been fought some time ago and won, that
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#17328523243651584-685: The Mississippi State Bulldogs , compete in NCAA Division I athletics as members of the Southeastern Conference 's western division. Mississippi State was a founding member of the SEC in 1932. In their more-than 120-year history, the Bulldogs have won 21 individual national championships, 30 regular season conference championships, and 1 national championship title. The school is noted for
1656-543: The Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering training in "agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts ... without excluding other scientific and classical studies, including military tactics." The university received its first students in the fall of 1880 in the presidency of General Stephen D. Lee . In 1887 Congress passed
1728-603: The Seven Days Battles from June 25 to July 1, and the Battle of Malvern Hill also on July 1. He briefly served in the 4th Virginia Cavalry in July, was promoted to colonel on July 9, and assumed command of an artillery battalion of Maj. Gen. James Longstreet 's Corps that same month. Under Longstreet, Lee fought in the Second Battle of Manassas that August and then Battle of Antietam on September 17, where his guns played
1800-556: The Sons of Confederate Veterans : To you, Sons of Confederate Veterans, we will commit the vindication of the cause for which we fought. To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of those principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you also cherish. Lee not only promoted
1872-651: The Ulysses S. Grant Association, Mississippi State University was selected as the permanent location for Ulysses S. Grant's Presidential Library . President Grant's artifacts are to remain permanently at the Mitchell Memorial Library on the MSU campus. These include Grant's letters and photographs during his presidency, from 1869 to 1877. The MSU library catalogued and cross-referenced 15,000 linear feet of material. Grant's letters have been edited and published in 32 volumes by
1944-527: The 1865 Carolinas Campaign . On February 9, he married Regina Harrison, with whom he had one child, a son named Blewett Harrison Lee . When the remnants of Johnston's Army of Tennessee was reorganized in early 1865, Lee was left without a command matching his rank, and his commission as a lieutenant general was canceled on February 23; however, on March 23 he was appointed a "temporary" lieutenant general. Lee surrendered at that rank with Johnston's forces in April and
2016-749: The Baptist Student Union, the Engineering Student Council, Arnold Air Society , the Stennis-Montgomery Association and ChallengeX. The University Recreation department oversees the intramural sports program. There are many international student organizations active on campus, including the Nepalese Student Association and ISA, which organize various programs to educate students about their culture and traditions. The national literary magazine Jabberwock Review
2088-773: The Bulldogs. Previous nicknames included the Aggies and the Maroons. They compete in Division I of the NCAA , in the 16-member Southeastern Conference (SEC). Bulldogs athletic teams have won a total of 28 conference championships (14 SEC). Mississippi State's most successful sport is baseball . The Diamond Dogs have won 17 conference championships (11 SEC) and 6 SEC tournament championships, while making 28 NCAA Tournament appearances and 12 College World Series appearances. The Diamond Dogs play home games at Dudy Noble Field, Polk-DeMent Stadium , which holds
2160-607: The Charles H. Templeton Collection, which includes over 200 nineteenth- and twentieth-century music instruments, 22,000 pieces of sheet music, and 13,000 records, was transferred to the Libraries. According to author and musicologist David A. Jasen , the Templeton Collection contains the most complete collection of Victor Talking Machines from their debut in 1897 to 1930. This collection was valued at over $ 495,000 in 1989. Items from
2232-668: The Dunkard Church, and was heavily engaged against the assaults of the U.S. I and XII Corps through the Cornfield and to the West Woods. About 10 am, he was ordered to the vicinity of Sharpsburg in the face of Burnside's afternoon drive from the Lower Bridge and was furiously engaged there as well. On November 6, 1862, Lee was promoted to the rank of brigadier general . Leaving the artillery branch, Lee briefly led an infantry division during
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2304-582: The Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College in April 2006. MSU also started a joint Ph.D. program in engineering with San Jose State University in California , allowing an increase in research for both universities, as well as enhancing the stature of both engineering colleges. In March 2009, Mississippi State announced the conclusion of the university's seven-year capital campaign, with more than $ 462 million received in private gifts and pledges. On March 24, 2012,
2376-583: The MSU Police Department and the Faculty Senate, was designed by architect Emmett J. Hull . The Mitchell Memorial Library is in the heart of the campus, on the eastern side of the Drill Field. The library has a collection of 2,124,341 volumes and 70,331 journals. Mississippi State is one of the few universities to house presidential papers. In May 2012, on the 50th anniversary of the founding of
2448-528: The NCAA record for the largest single-game on-campus baseball attendance at 16,423 fans (April 15, 2023, vs. Ole Miss ). After finishing runner-up in 2013, the Diamond Dogs won their first Men's College World Series in 2021, the university's first national championship in any sport. U.S. News & World Report National Rankings Stephen D. Lee Stephen Dill Lee (September 22, 1833 – May 28, 1908)
2520-649: The School of Forest Resources had been established (1954), and the College of Arts and Sciences had replaced the General Science School (1956). The university was desegregated in July 1965, when Richard E. Holmes , a graduate of Henderson High School in Starkville, became the first African-American student to enroll. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress the year before, the Voting Rights Act of 1965
2592-830: The South'. The Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee Camp No. 545 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Vicksburg, the Stephen D. Lee's Caledonia Rifles Camp No. 2140 in Caledonia and the Captain Stephen D. Lee Chapter No. 301 of the Military Order of the Stars and Bars in Charleston, SC were named in his honor. On April 25, 1906, in a speech given in New Orleans, Louisiana, Lee gave the following charge to
2664-659: The U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, the College of Engineering offers the Master of Science degree to students in Vicksburg . Mississippi State's campus is centered on the main quadrangle, called the Drill Field (pictured) due to its heavy use by the Corps of Cadets prior to the end of World War II. The Drill Field is defined at its north and south ends by the mirror-image buildings, Lee Hall (the original University building, now
2736-472: The U.S. position and Confederate artillery. Following the campaign's Battle of Nashville on December 15–16, Lee kept his troops closed up and well in hand despite the general rout of the rest of the Confederate forces. For three consecutive days, they would form the fighting rearguard of the otherwise disintegrated Army of Tennessee. Lee was wounded in the foot by shell fragments on December 17. Upon recovery, Lee joined Gen. Joseph E. Johnston during
2808-724: The US Congress, and politics at all levels of government. Among the library's premier collections is that of internationally known author John Grisham , an MSU alumnus who donated his papers to the university in 1989. Grisham's collection, now consisting of over 42 cubic feet, has also attracted national attention to the library. Materials from the Grisham papers are on display in Mitchell Memorial Library's John Grisham Room (3rd floor), which opened in May 1998. The libraries also receive his published works, including foreign-language translations. In 2000,
2880-759: The Ulysses S. Grant Association and the Southern Illinois University Press. The library is also home to the Congressional and Political Research Center, which is on the first floor. This center, established in November 1999, houses the collections of US Senator John C. Stennis and Congressman G. V. Montgomery , nicknamed "Sonny". Their careers spanned a total of 72 years of service as Congressional leaders. The center also provides research materials and information on individual US Senators and Representatives,
2952-534: The attack of the combined U.S. XXIII Corps and XIV Corps . He also commanded his corps at the Battle of Jonesborough on August 31 and September 1. Lee fought in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign and was severely wounded in the foot at the Battle of Spring Hill on November 29, but did not give up the command until an organized rearguard took over the post of danger. Regarding the confused and disappointing fight at Spring Hill, Lee considered it "one of
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3024-422: The campus radiates in all directions. The College of Engineering can be found mostly to the east side of the Drill Field; to the north are the Arts and Sciences, including Computer Science, and the College of Architecture, Art, and Design (CAAD). Humanities are found to the south, while Agriculture dominates the west section. To the west and northwest are also found the athletic facilities, including Scott Field and
3096-498: The collection are on display at the Templeton Music Museum on the 4th floor of Mitchell Memorial Library. In 2001, a digitization project was established to digitize and provide access to the entire sheet music collection. The project has digitized, archived, and cataloged over 6,000 pieces of music. The library hosts the Charles Templeton Ragtime Jazz Festival, an annual event including lectures and live performance of historic and contemporary ragtime. The festival debuted in March 2007,
3168-401: The combined Confederate force was defeated at the Battle of Tupelo , ensuring the safety of Sherman's supply lines. Lee was promoted to lieutenant general on June 23, 1864, making Lee the youngest at this grade in the Confederate States Army . On July 26 he was assigned to lead the Second Corps, Army of Tennessee , commanded by John Bell Hood . During the Atlanta Campaign , Lee fought at
3240-435: The constitution of this State; or he shall be able to understand the same when read to him, or give a reasonable interpretation thereof." The net effect, by 1892, was to remove 138,400 blacks and 52,000 whites from the state's electoral rolls." The official constitutional record of the 1890 convention reads that "It is the manifest intention of this Convention to secure to the State of Mississippi 'white supremacy'". In 1895 Lee
3312-400: The division of languages building, far left in picture below) and Swalm Hall (home to the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, far right in picture below). Old Main was the original dormitory, west of Lee Hall; it burned in a tragic fire, and was replaced by the Colvard Student Union. The largest building fronting the Drill Field is Mitchell Memorial Library. From the Drill Field,
3384-443: The evacuation of Fort Sumter , which was refused, and after Battle of Fort Sumter , the fort fell on April 14, precipitating the start of the Civil War. According to Carl Sandburg ( Abraham Lincoln , vol. 3, pp. 208–209), Captain Lee and three other men with full power from Beauregard to decide what to answer Anderson heard him say he would be starved out in a few days. Anderson offered to "evacuate Fort Sumter in 3 days and avoid
3456-464: The far west of campus, one finds first the fraternity and sorority houses, and beyond them the Cotton District and downtown Starkville, Mississippi. The university is also home to the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park, which host many of the university's research centers, such as the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) and the nationally recognized Social Science Research Center . The Williams Building, which houses
3528-426: The first of its kind in Mississippi. The multi-day event features seminars, tours of the Templeton Music Museum, and concerts by ragtime and jazz musicians. Formerly the poorly-conceived convergence of five often-congested roadways and, earlier, a rail line, this student-inspired concept got its name from the term "Malfunction Junction", the informal name of the crossroads prior to the vacation and rerouting of some of
3600-405: The most disgraceful and lamentable occurrences of the war, one that is in my opinion unpardonable." He then participated in the Battle of Franklin on November 30. Lee's men arrived at Franklin at 4:00 pm with orders from Hood to support Benjamin F. Cheatham 's force if necessary. Meeting with Cheatham, Lee decided the situation was dire and attacked at 9:00 pm, taking serious losses from
3672-466: The nation. The School of Accountancy was established in 1979. The University Honors Program was founded in 1968 to provide more rigorous course curricula for academically talented students and support guest lecture series, forums, and distinguished external scholarships. The program has been vastly expanded and has a separate college. This was made possible by funding by Bobby Shackouls, an MSU alumnus and retired CEO, who donated US$ 10 million to found
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#17328523243653744-541: The rank of major general on August 3, 1863. Beginning on August 16, Lee was assigned to command the Department of Mississippi & Eastern Louisiana cavalry, and he was officially exchanged on October 13. During that time, General Joseph E. Johnston sent Lee's small cavalry force of 2,500 men to Tennessee to reinforce General Braxton Bragg , who was beginning to lay siege to Chattanooga . Lee rode from northern Mississippi into northern Alabama, where he met Confederate cavalry commander Joseph Wheeler who had just conducted
3816-402: The regiment's quartermaster from September 18, 1857, to February 8, 1861. He was an adjutant of Florida as well as his regiment's quartermaster in 1857 during the Seminole Wars . From 1858 to 1861, he was assigned to the western frontier , posted in the Kansas Territory and then in the newly created Dakota Territory . Lee then resigned his U.S. Army commission twelve days later to join
3888-434: The roadways. This resulted in improved traffic flow and ample new green space for leisure activities and events, including football tailgating. Anchored by Davis Wade Stadium, Barnes & Noble Bookstore and the University Welcome Center, the Junction is the focal point of a pedestrian-friendly central campus and a significant gathering place for students, alumni and visitors. It is linked by paved walkways and green space to
3960-1255: The spring semester the Old Main Music Festival takes place, it is also free to the public, and is held on the Mississippi State Campus. The city of Starkville and the Mississippi State campus have been a tour stop for many artists, including a visit in 1965 by Johnny Cash. After Cash's performance he was arrested, which led him to write the song "Starkville City Jail". Every semester Mississippi State has several distinguished speakers; these have included best selling authors Greg Mortenson and Mississippi State alumnus John Grisham , former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice , Academy Award -nominated Spike Lee , television science show hosts Jeff Lieberman and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson . Nobel laureates including Sir Harry Kroto (1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ), J. M. G. Le Clézio (2008 Nobel Prize in Literature ) and Joseph Stiglitz (2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ) have also appeared. Mississippi State's Greek system comprises 20 fraternities (IFC and NPHC) and 14 sororities (Panhellenic and NPHC). In 2019, 24% of undergraduate men and 18% of undergraduate women were active in MSU's Greek system. Mississippi State University's sixteen athletic teams are known as
4032-413: The three major arms of a Civil War-era army, military historian Ezra J. Warner summarized him as an able and versatile corps commander, writing: "Despite his youth and comparative lack of experience, Lee's prior close acquaintanceship with all three branches of the service – artillery, cavalry, and infantry – rendered him one of the most capable corps commanders in the army." He
4104-451: The university's other manicured "lawn", the historic Drill Field. MSU has over 300 student organizations. Prominent groups include the Student Association, Famous Maroon Band, MSU Road Runners, Alumni Delegates, Maroon VIP, Lambda Sigma , Orientation Leaders, 18 fraternities and 11 sororities, the Residence Hall Association, the Black Student Alliance, the Mississippi State University College Democrats and Republicans, Music Maker Productions,
4176-418: The useless effusion of blood." They could have taken Anderson's reply back to Beauregard and have it telegraphed to Jefferson Davis to see if they would wait three days more to see if Anderson would surrender after his food was gone. "It seemed almost as though the 4 men had decided before they came what they would say, which was: "Beauregard will open fire on Fort Sumter in one hour from this time." This probably
4248-445: The white people should rule, not this State alone but the whole South." Lee advocated for white women's suffrage in Mississippi, but historians argue that this was mostly to ensure the continuation of white domination of the vote. Hattaway quotes Lee on this issue: "We must retain our representation in Congress and the electoral college. We either submit to negro rule, adopt the shotgun policy or change our franchise laws." Elsewhere, Lee
4320-418: Was 23,086. The university has 160 buildings, and the grounds comprise about 4,200 acres (17 km ), including farms, pastures, and woodlands of the Experiment Station. The university also owns an additional 80,000 acres (320 km ) across the state. Mississippi State University operates an off-campus, degree-granting center in Meridian that offers undergraduate and graduate programs. In cooperation with
4392-412: Was an American officer in the Confederate Army, politician, and first president of Mississippi State University from 1880 to 1899. He served as lieutenant general of the Confederate States Army in the Eastern and Western theaters of the American Civil War . Stephen Dill Lee was born in Charleston, South Carolina on September 22, 1833, the son of Thomas Lee and his wife Caroline Allison. Lee
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#17328523243654464-474: Was assigned to command one; the other went to Capt. Charles Sidney Winder . Lee's company was assigned to Castle Pinckney until May 30, when it was sent to Fort Palmetto on Cole's Island, arriving June 1. In June 1861, Lee resumed his position in the South Carolina Militia, and then in November, he was promoted to the rank of major in the Confederate Army. Lee commanded a light battery in Hampton's Legion in Gen. Joseph E. Johnston 's army later in 1861. He
4536-407: Was being debated, and the United States Supreme Court had ruled in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. The School of Architecture admitted its first students in 1973, the College of Veterinary Medicine admitted its first class in 1977. The MSU Vet school (commonly referred to as the CVM) is the largest veterinary school under one roof in
4608-437: Was buried in Friendship Cemetery located in Columbus. He fell sick after giving a speech to former U.S. soldiers from Wisconsin and Iowa , four of the regiments whom he had faced in battle 45 years earlier at Vicksburg. The cause of his death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage . At the time, Lee was also planning the next reunion of the United Confederate Veterans , held on June 9, 1908. Based on Lee's familiarity with
4680-410: Was designed and built as a high school science fair project by one of the station's founders. The station's original call letters were RHOM. Later, funding was solicited from the Student Association. Funding was approved, the low-power RCA FM transmitter was ordered and the call letters WMSB were issued by the FCC. The station was moved to studios on the top floor of Lee Hall that were formerly occupied by
4752-439: Was entered into the Mississippi Hall of Fame. Lee is also memorialized with a statue by Henry Hudson Kitson in the Vicksburg National Military Park dedicated in 1909, as well busts in the center of the Drill Field at Mississippi State University and Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. Lee Hall at Mississippi State University is also named in his honor. Some colleagues have called him 'the father of industrial education in
4824-508: Was given authority to appoint the Mississippi Historical Commission, a forerunner of the state agency to act as custodian of the official records and historical materials of the state. In 1902, Lee became a trustee of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History . In 1887 Lee wrote an article for the first volume of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War , and published Sherman's Meridian Expedition and Sooy Smith's Raid to West Point in 1880. Lee died in 1908 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and
4896-510: Was not, as it seems, the last opportunity to avoid war because "Sumter was a symbol, a Chip on the Shoulder." It was "framed" by Lincoln, and the South was eager to meet the challenge. (ibid, p. 206) Sandburg calls this war "the Second American Revolution." (ibid, p. vii, p. 26). In the end, Lee cleared South Carolina Confederate soldiers to fire upon the fort, effectively beginning the Civil War. When Beauregard received permission to organize two regular artillery companies on May 11, Lee
4968-419: Was paroled on May 1. After the war, Lee settled in Columbus, Mississippi , his wife's home state, and his own territorial command during the greater part of the war; there, he devoted himself to planting. He served in the Mississippi State Senate in 1878 and was the first president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mississippi from 1880 to 1899. The school was established under his leadership as
5040-427: Was promoted to lieutenant colonel in March 1862 and was the artillery chief for Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws 's division of the Army of Northern Virginia from April to June 17, and then in the same role under Brig. Gen. John B. Magruder until July. Lee participated in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign , notably during the Battle of Seven Pines on May 31 and June 1, the Battle of Savage's Station on June 29, during
5112-424: Was raised in Abbeville, South Carolina . He possibly volunteered for service with the United States Army during the Mexican–American War . Lee entered the United States Military Academy in 1850, graduating four years later the 17th out of 46 cadets. On July 1, 1854, Lee was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 4th Infantry Regiment . Lee was promoted to first lieutenant on October 31, 1856. He served as
5184-626: Was the first chairman of the Vicksburg National Park Association and was instrumental in the congressional passage of the law creating the national park in 1899. He also was an active member (and from 1904 commander-in-chief) of the United Confederate Veterans society. On March 2, 1900, Lee was president of the Mississippi Historical Society who, under an act of the state legislature of that date,
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