An expose of the facts, concerning recent transactions, relating to the corps of cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. 1819.

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An expose of the facts, concerning recent transactions, relating to the corps of cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. 1819.

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Summary of events which led to the resignation of cadets Fairfax, Holmes, Loring, Ragland and Vining including charges brought against Lt. John Bliss by cadets, charges brought against the aforementioned cadets by Major Sylvanus Thayer, J.C. Calhoun's order removing Bliss from position as tactical officer and reinstating cadets Loring, Fairfax, Ragland, Holmes and Vining.

70 p. ; 32 x 20 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Bliss, John, 1786-1822.

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Ragland, Thomas

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Holmes, Charles Rutledge.

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Loring, Nathaniel Hall, 1799-1838

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Fairfax, Wilson Miles Cary

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Thayer, Sylvanus, 1785-1872

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Sylvanus Thayer was a United States (U.S.) Army officer who was appointed the superintendent of U.S. Military Academy from July 27,1817-July 1, 1833. After that he was assigned engineer duties in Boston, Massachusetts. From the description of The Sylvanus Thayer papers, 1808-1862. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47646716 Sylvanus Thayer was commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1808, served as superintendent of the U.S. Militar...

Vining, Charles Ridgeley.

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