Letters Sent to the Secretary of War (a series), 1824-1866.

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Letters Sent to the Secretary of War (a series), 1824-1866.

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Letters from the Office of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War on matters relating to the Military Academy. These letters were apparently endorsed and returned to the Engineer Department, most of them being entered in the Registers of Letters Received of that Office.

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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...