History of West Point: And Its Military Importance During the American Revolution ; and the Origin and Progress of the United States Military AcademyD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 408 стор. |
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... RIVER . By E. M. Ruttenber . [ Munsell's Hist . Series . No. V. ] OFFICIAL RECORDS at the United States Military Academy . PICTORIAL FIELD - Book of the REVOLUTION . By B. J. Lossing . REGISTER OF THE Officers and GRADUATES of the U. S. ...
... RIVER . By E. M. Ruttenber . [ Munsell's Hist . Series . No. V. ] OFFICIAL RECORDS at the United States Military Academy . PICTORIAL FIELD - Book of the REVOLUTION . By B. J. Lossing . REGISTER OF THE Officers and GRADUATES of the U. S. ...
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... RIVER . - REMOVAL OF ROMANS , AND REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS EN ROUTE TO CAN- ADA . - ORDER OF WASHINGTON FOR A BOARD OF OFFICERS TO REPORT UPON THE CONDITION OF THE FORTIFICATIONS IN THE HIGHLANDS . - REPORT OF THE BOARD . 20-38 ...
... RIVER . - REMOVAL OF ROMANS , AND REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS EN ROUTE TO CAN- ADA . - ORDER OF WASHINGTON FOR A BOARD OF OFFICERS TO REPORT UPON THE CONDITION OF THE FORTIFICATIONS IN THE HIGHLANDS . - REPORT OF THE BOARD . 20-38 ...
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... RIVER . 2. MAP OF THE COMMISSION IN 1812 ..... 1780. ( Fac - simile ) ..... Front . .face 11 3. SURVEY OF THE UNITED STATES LANDS AT WEST POINT . 1839 .... face 14 20 4. MARTELAER'S ROCK ( CONSTITUTION ISLAND ) . 5. MAP OF FORT ...
... RIVER . 2. MAP OF THE COMMISSION IN 1812 ..... 1780. ( Fac - simile ) ..... Front . .face 11 3. SURVEY OF THE UNITED STATES LANDS AT WEST POINT . 1839 .... face 14 20 4. MARTELAER'S ROCK ( CONSTITUTION ISLAND ) . 5. MAP OF FORT ...
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... River , for the following reasons : First . " The distance across the river is only about fourteen hundred feet , a less distance by far than at any other part . Second . The peculiar bend , or turn of the river , form- ing almost a re ...
... River , for the following reasons : First . " The distance across the river is only about fourteen hundred feet , a less distance by far than at any other part . Second . The peculiar bend , or turn of the river , form- ing almost a re ...
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... RIVER Patent to Charles Congreve 1463 acres . N.2 ° 30 ′ W. 46 ch . 332 acres . Buttermilk falls brook S. 89 W. 50 ch . References . 1. Fort Clinton . 2. Fort Putnam . 3. Barracks . 4. Public Store . 5. Magazine on Constitution I. 6 ...
... RIVER Patent to Charles Congreve 1463 acres . N.2 ° 30 ′ W. 46 ch . 332 acres . Buttermilk falls brook S. 89 W. 50 ch . References . 1. Fort Clinton . 2. Fort Putnam . 3. Barracks . 4. Public Store . 5. Magazine on Constitution I. 6 ...
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Сторінка 198 - Academy are so far in decay as not to afford the necessary accommodation. But a revision of the law is recommended, principally with a view to a more enlarged cultivation and diffusion of the advantages of such institutions, by providing professorships for all the necessary branches of military instruction, and by the establishment of an additional academy at the seat of Government or elsewhere.
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Сторінка 193 - The idea suggested by him of removing the institution to this place is also worthy of attention. Besides the advantage of placing it under the immediate eye of the Government, it may render its benefits common to the Naval Department, and will furnish opportunities of selecting on better information the characters most qualified to fulfill the duties which the public service may call for.
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Сторінка 345 - That the military peace establishment of the United States shall consist of such proportions of artillery, infantry, and riflemen, not exceeding;, in the whole, ten thousand men, as the President of the United States shall judge proper, and that the Corps of Engineers, as at present established, be retained.