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What prominent West Point graduate led an expedition to survey possible transcontiental railway routes to California?
In 1853, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis needed a well regarded West Point graduate to survey possible routes of a transcontinental railway to California. He had George B. McClellan lead an expedition to the west to accomplish this.
What was the academic ranking at West Point of general George B McClellan?
General George B. McClellan ranked number two in his class at West Point when he graduated.
Who replaced General George B McClellan in the Department of Ohio when McClellan was called to Washington DC?
When General George B. McClellan assumed command of the Army of the Potomac, a replacement was needed for the Ohio Department. General William S. Rosecrans was selected. He was a West Point graduate and a soldier of known competence.
What is the average salary of a West Point graduate?
A current West Point graduate becomes a 2nd lieutenant with a salary of $69,000 per year.
When did Union General William F Smith graduate from West point?
Union General William Farrar Smith graduated from West point in 1845. He ranked fourth among his graduating class of forty-one cadets. He was a classmate and friend of his superior officer, General George B. McClellan, who graduated a year after Smith. Smith served with McClellan at the Battle of Antietam and in the Peninsula campaign of 1862.
How did union general winfield scott respond to the plan of union general george b mcclellan to invade virginia from the west and assault richmond?
In the early stages of the US Civil War, Union General George B. McClellan reported to General Winfield Scott. McClellan wanted to advance his forces from the "West Virginia" area and assault Richmond from the West. General reminded McClellan that his troops were volunteers whose three month volunteer duty would expire before McClellan could find his way to Richmond. Scott also pointed out that McClellan's plan ignored logistics. It would be near to impossible to supply McClellan's troops. Ignoring logistics by a leading military graduate of West Point, remains a mystery.
Was Robert E. Lee educated?
Yes he was a graduate of West Point University and became superintendent of west Point.
What class of West Point did Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith graduate from?
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith was a graduate of West Point's class of 1845. He ranked 26th in his class.
Which famous American general and president did not attend West Point?
George Washington. West Point had not been created.Note to earlier poster- Grant did graduate from West Point.
What year did Union General Jesse Lee Reno graduate from West Point?
Union General Jesse Lee reno graduated from West Point in 1846. He ranked eight among a graduating class of 59. Reno participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run. He led a Corps that had been used for the battle from General McClellan's Army of the Potomac.
When did Union General Darius Nash Couch graduate from West Point?
Union General Darius Nash Couch graduated from West Point in 1846. This was the same class as General McClellan. Couch ranked 13th in a graduating class of 59 cadets. He served admirable at the Battle of Chancellorsville. For a time, he replaced his superior, Joseph Hooker who was injured in the battle.
When Confederate General Stonewall Jackson graduate from West Point?
Confederate General Thomas Jonathan Jackson graduated from West point in 1846. Among the 59 graduating cadets, Jackson ranked 17th. Jackson saw victorious action in the Shenandoah Valley and participated in the Battle of Antietam. He and General George B. McClellan both graduated in 1846.
