The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . - to which xow oweyour birth and your THE WEST POINT LANDS. (DRAWN BY CAPT. H. M. REEVE, GENERAL STAFF, U. S. ARMY, U. S. M. A., 1892.) INTRODUCTION OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR BY THESUPERINTENDENT U. S. MILITARY ACADEMY. AS FIRST established b}- law, the Alilitary Academywas a part of the Corps of Engineers. For oversixty years it was under the supervision and practicalcontrol of that distinguished and able body of men. Thej^nurtured it through its infancy, and championed it untilit had not onlv sh
The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . - to which xow oweyour birth and your THE WEST POINT LANDS. (DRAWN BY CAPT. H. M. REEVE, GENERAL STAFF, U. S. ARMY, U. S. M. A., 1892.) INTRODUCTION OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR BY THESUPERINTENDENT U. S. MILITARY ACADEMY. AS FIRST established b}- law, the Alilitary Academywas a part of the Corps of Engineers. For oversixty years it was under the supervision and practicalcontrol of that distinguished and able body of men. Thej^nurtured it through its infancy, and championed it untilit had not onlv shown its usefulness in the scientific andindustrial world, but had proved its worth upon the battle-field and its value to our nation. By act of Congress in1866 the supervision and charge of the Military Academywere placed in the War Department under such officer orofficers as the Secretary of War ma}- assign to that dut3\The governing reasons were that the change would sim-plifv the organization, would enlarge the sphere of selec-tion for its control, and would bring the institution moredirectl}- under the supervision of the Govern
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