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Papers. 1833-1850.

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Officer, U.S. Army, Civil Engineer. Letter, 2 April 1833, to Lewis Cass, Secretary of War, discussing cadet discipline; letter, 7 August 1839, to J.G. Totten discussing a disciplinary incident which occurred while Smith was a cadet; letter, 3 July 1843, from Miner Knowlton discussing legislative debate on the administration of West Point; copy of letter to J.G. Totten, 20 May 1845, outlining new battery design and including diagrams; letters, 23 June and 27 June 1848, regarding beam construction for new cadet barracks including diagrams; specifications for construction; correspondence, 1850, from G.W. Cullum regarding the Military Academy's history and Cullum's plans to go to Europe.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

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...

Smith, Frederick Augustus, 1812-1852.

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Totten, Joseph Gilbert, 1788-1864

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Army officer and engineer. From the description of Joseph Gilbert Totten correspondence, 1841 February 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980636 ...

Knowlton, Miner, 1804-1870

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Cullum, George Washington, 1809-1892

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Cullum was born in New York City on 25 February 1809, to Arthur and Harriet Sturges Cullum. He was raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. His father worked as a lawyer and an agent of a land company. Cullum attended the United States Military Academy, from 1 July 1829 to 1 July 1833, when he graduated third in the Class of 1833. He designed the Independent Congregational Church at Meadville and it was built in 1835–1836. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cullum ...