Columbia Military Academy

Columbia Military Academy was a private boarding school with military training in Columbia, Tennessee. The campus was built as an arsenal for the US Army in 1891 and closed after the Spanish–American War. The arsenal was declared surplus property in 1901 and in 1904 the land was formally turned over to the Columbia Military Academy. CMA opened for classes on August 28, 1905.

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James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr. designed some of the school's original buildings. ==Sports==

Sports

Multi-sport athlete Sam Agee, led the school to football and baseball championships. == Heads of CMA ==

Heads of CMA

• Colonel Clifton A. Ragsdale (1931-1962) • Colonel M.F. Gilchrist Jr. (1962–1968) • Gilbert Edson (1968–1970) • E. Blythe Hatcher (1970–1975, 1975-1976) • Kim L. Barton, IV (1975) • John Varnell (1976–1977) • Richard W. Fly (1977–1979) ==Notable alumni==

Notable alumni

• Sam Agee, football player • Jim Peebles (CMA 1938), professional football player with the Washington Redskins • William Eldridge Odom (CMA 1950s), director of the NSA, CIA and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff • Captain Robert Anderson, First commander of submarine (USS Nautilus) that went under the "North Pole." • Ingram C. Sowell, Rear admiral, USN and recipient of the Navy Cross • Nathan Green Gordon, Medal of Honor recipient and former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 1947 to 1967. == References ==

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