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Military Schools and Academies
Military schools serve a multitude of purposes: they prepare young men for service in the military, they provide discipline for students who have difficulty performing in a traditional school environment, and, specifically in the United States, they represent a continuity with the history of the US related to both education and military service.
663 Questions
What US Presidents graduated from a military academy?
- Ulysses S. Grant United States Military Academy , class of 1843
- Dwight Eisenhower United States Military Academy, class of 1915
- Jimmy Carter United States Naval Academy,class of 1946
Union General George B. McClellan graduated from West point in 1846. Among the graduating class of cadets, McClellan was ranked second. He was sent to lead an expedition by then US Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to find the best route for the transcontinental railroad. McClellan was also chosen to be a US observer of the European Crimean War. He also invented a new cavalry saddle.His 18 month career in the US army during the US Civil War was short but extensive. He is given great credit for making the Army of the Potomac into a well trained and organized army. He became Lincoln's general in chief, but later he was removed from that position. His greatest campaigns were the Peninsula campaign which was a defeat and the Battle of Antietam, where he won a close victory.
Lincoln later had to relieve him of his duty as the commander of the Army of the Potomac. McClellan officially resigned his commission in the US army in 1863.
What military academy was attended by Jimmy Carter and Ross Parot?
The United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland.
What class at West Point did Confederate General John C Pemberton graduate in?
Confederate General John C. Pemberton graduated from West point in the class of 1837. He ranked 27th in a class of 50 graduates.
When did Confederate General Richard Stoddert Ewell graduate from West Point?
Confederate General Richard Stoddert Ewell graduated from West Point in 1840. Among the 42 graduating cadets that year, Ewell ranked 13th. Ewell saw action at the battle of Gettysburg where he commanded the ll Corps. As an aside, Ewell graduated in the same West Point class of William T. Sherman.
Did Troy Donahue attend New York Military Academy?
Yes, Merle Johnson attended New York Military Academy, Cornwall, NY in the mid 1950's and almost graduated.
yes,
You assumption is incorrect: the leading European powers had instituted officers' training institutions in the 18th century, so at least a hundred years earlier. The Napoleontic wars around 1800 only served to further step up the professionalism of those institutions.
The 'middle of the 19th century' only is an important date for the development of the USA's military education programs. Until then, the US army had mostly fought Indian tribes in relatively small-scale encounters. Then the US Government decided to send a group of high-ranking officers to Europe where the Crimean War was being fought between Britain, France an Russia. They were ordered to go there and study European war tactics, weaponry and organization.
When did Union General Innis Newton Palmer graduate from West Point?
Union General Innis Newton Palmer graduated from West Point in 1846. He was ranked 38th among the graduating class of cadets that numbered 59. Palmer saw duty at the First Battle of Bull Run and during the Peninsula campaign. He was in the same class of George B. McClellan, under whom he served in the Peninsula campaign.
Between 1802, when President Thomas Jefferson founded West Point, demerits were a common problem for many West Point Students. From 1802 until 1829, only Robert E. Lee never received a demerit. Demerits were handed out at West Point by the administrators for any number of offenses.These ranged from not cleaning their rifles to being late for chapel on Sundays. Lee was a perfect student and graduated second in his class of 1829.
As an aside, cadet Joseph Johnston was a classmate of Lee. Later, of course, Lee would command Johnston and many other West Point graduates in the US Civil War.
When did George Washington Cullum graduate from West Point?
Union General George Washington Cullum graduated from West point in 1833. Among the 43 graduating cadets that year, Cullum was ranked third. His most famous contribution to the war was building the fortifications for the captured Southern city of Corinth, Mississippi.
When did Ethan Allen Hitchcock graduate from West Point?
Union General Ethan Allen Hitchcock graduated from West Point in 1817. His class of graduating cadets numbered 19. Hitchcock was ranked 17th. Hitchcock was not a field general during the US Civil War. His age hampered that. He was, however assigned to the War Board and was a military adviser for the Union.
When did Confederate General Carter Littlepage Stevenson graduate from West Point?
Confederate General Carter Littlepage Stevenson graduated from West Point in 1838. Among his graduating class of 45 cadets, Stevenson ranked 42nd. Stevenson was most active in battles in the Western Theater. This included such battles at Nashville and Perryville.
When did Union General Edward Otho Cresap Ord graduate from West Point?
Union General Edward Otho Cresap Ord graduated from West point in 1839. Among the graduating class of cadets, Ord was ranked 17th. Ord's war battles are mostly in the Western Theater. Near the end of the war, he was part of a negotiating team to carve out a peace treaty between the North and the South.
What military school was Robert E. Lee superintendent?
Robert E. Lee was once the superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point between the years of 1852 and 1855.
When did Union General Catharinus Putnam Buckingham graduate from West Point?
Union General Catharinus Putnam Buckingham graduated from West Point in 1829. Among the graduating class of 46 cadets, Buckingham was ranked sixth. He served in Washington DC during the war. As an aside, he was in the same graduating class of Robert E. Lee.
Who are some famous people who were last in their class at Annapolis?
tom brady and derek jeter
Nonsense. They both went to Michigan, Jeter only for a semester and he didn't play ball.
When did Union General Richard Arnold graduate from West Point?
Union General Richard Arnold graduated from West Point in 1850. Among his graduating class of 44 cadets, Arnold was ranked 13th. Arnold was an artillery expert and saw most of his battle action in Virginia. Late in the war, Arnold commanded the artillery that help take the Southern port of Mobile.
When did Union US Civil War General Thomas Gamble Pitcher graduate from West Point?
Union General Thomas Gamble Pitcher graduated from West Point in 1845. He ranked 40th in his graduating class of cadets that numbered 41. Pitcher served in the defense of Harper's Ferry in 1862 and was later wounded at the Battle of Cedar Mountain that same year. His wounds did not allow him to return to service the remainder of the war.
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When did Union Civil War General Don Carlos Buell graduate from West Point?
General Don Carlos Buell was a member of the West point class of 1841. That year had 52 graduates and Buell ranked 32nd.
