In the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley is this Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance. This was a prestigious boys' military school founded shortly after the "Civil" War by Confederate veteran Charles Summerville Roller and operating from 1874 until its closure in 1984. Over its 110-year history, AMA educated more than 12,000 cadets, many of whom became extraordinary leaders in the military, public office, business, and their communities—earning the academy a reputation for excellence a