The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . -, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, and the otherpowerful works in the valle3-. The skill of the officers, thetremendous moral force due to a succession of victories, andthe sublime faith of the generals in their troops and of thetroops in their generals, added to skill and courage, compen-sated for governmental neglect, the ultimate effect of whichhas been to make the splendor of their achievements stillmore dazzling. The number of graduates who rendered distinguishedservices in the IMexican war is many times great
The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . -, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, and the otherpowerful works in the valle3-. The skill of the officers, thetremendous moral force due to a succession of victories, andthe sublime faith of the generals in their troops and of thetroops in their generals, added to skill and courage, compen-sated for governmental neglect, the ultimate effect of whichhas been to make the splendor of their achievements stillmore dazzling. The number of graduates who rendered distinguishedservices in the IMexican war is many times greater than thewhole number who had graduated before 1812-13. The list ofthose who were brevetted for gallant and meritorious services on the field of l^attle runs into the hundreds. Many were - ? o«-G»_ >^. A, // 0 >?i V Ct^ ofPALO ALTO. May S- /Si 6 .
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