[List of some of the graduates of West Point]. 1815-1895.

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[List of some of the graduates of West Point]. 1815-1895.

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Notebook listing some of the graduates of West Point by class, noting Civil War service; prestigious positions held after the Civil War, rank attained, accomplishments of selected West Point graduates, officers of the U.S. Navy, list of members of the military commission that tried the conspirators [in the Lincoln assassination], 1865, party which captured J.W. Booth.

134 p., bound ; 29 x 14 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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