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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Hersey, Mark Leslie, 1863-1934

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Mark Leslie Hersey (b. Dec. 1, 1863, Stetson, Maine-d. Jan. 22, 1934, Tampa, Florida), Major General in the U.S. Army, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1887 and was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Maine for the next four years. He fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, served with the 9th Infantry in the Philippines, and in China during the Boxer Rebellion. As commander of the 4th Division, American Expeditionary Force, during World War I, he pa...

Alexander, John Hanks, 1865-1907.

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...