Lunsford L. Lomax | |
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 Lunsford Lindsay Lomax | |
| 4th President of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College | |
| In office July 1, 1886 – July 1, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Nelson Conrad |
| Succeeded by | John McLaren McBryde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 4, 1835 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 1913 (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Warrenton, Virginia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1856–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant (USA) Major General (CSA) |
| Commands |  11th Virginia CavalryValley District |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Lunsford Lindsay Lomax (November 4, 1835 – May 28, 1913) was the fourth president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and an officer in the United States Army who resigned his commission to join the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War. He had maintained a close friendship with his West Point classmate Fitzhugh Lee, and served under him as a brigadier in the Overland Campaign. He was then given command of the Valley District, where he supervised intelligence-gathering operations by Mosby's Rangers.