Being the first military academy in America
Charlemagne is best remembered for being the Christian Emperor of the West.
Charlemagne is best remembered for being the Christian Emperor of the West.
People remembered her because she is an excellent shooter at the Wild West!!
Christopher Columbus is remembered today because of discovering the West Indies.
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Union General John Wynn Davidson graduated from West Point in 1845. Davidson was raked 27th in his graduating class of 41 cadets. Davidson is best remembered for his actions on the 1862 Peninsula campaign.
Confederate General John Clifford Pemberton graduated from West Point in 1837. Among the graduating class of 50 cadets, Pemberton was ranked 27th. Pemberton was one of the few "Northerners" who sided with the Confederacy. Pemberton is best remembered as the commander of Vicksburg.
The address of the West Point Branch Library is: 291 Main Street, West Point, 95255 M
The address of the West Point Public Library is: 317 5Th St, West Point, 52656 0236
The address of the West Point Museum is: 2110 New South Post, West Point, NY 10996
Union General Charles Champion Gilbert graduated from West Point in 1846. Among his class of 59 graduating cadets, he was ranked 21st. Gilbert served in the Western Theater during the US Civil War. He is best remembered in the battles of Wilson's Creek and Perryville.
General Montgomery Meigs graduated from West Point in 1836. He was ranked fifth in a class of forty nine. Meigs is not remembered for any battle action. He was the army's quartermaster general. His job was to handle the army's finances and services of supply, a task which he performed very well.