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Mary Cushing: “Poor, but highly committed”
For Mother’s Day Her boys called her “Little Ma.” She outlived them all, receiving the news that two had fallen in Federal military service. Though short in stature, she was “quiet and unassuming…. bright and witty in conversation,” a well-informed … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian
Tagged alonzo cushing, Civil War Era Mothers, Mary Cushing, Mothers, Mothers Day, West Point, widows, William B. Cushing
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Henry O. Flipper: From Slavery to Freedom to West Point
“Mine eyes have seen the glory…” echoed an anthem associated with the arrival of freedom for enslaved families and their children across the South. For one nine-year-old, that song symbolized the “salvation” of freedom[i] and his life became a salute … Continue reading
When Their Countries Called
West Point’s Class of 1846 is its most famous of the pre-Civil War era. Perhaps a close second could be the Class of 1854, which included 46 graduates. Of those 46, 37 fought in the Civil War: 23 for the … Continue reading
Question of the Week: 1/24-1/30/22
For the year 1861 or earlier, which West Point Class is most interesting to you? Why?
The Eggnog Riot at West Point
The illegal parties started in Rooms No. 28 and No. 5 in the West Point Barracks on Christmas Eve 1826. That year the 260 cadets had been told their holiday beverages should not be spiked with alcohol, the leadership’s latest … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged Christmas, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Sylvanus Thayer, The Eggnog Riot, West Point
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BookChat with Tom McMillan, author of Armistead and Hancock
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with the new book by author Tom McMillan, Armistead and Hancock: Behind the Legend of Two Friends at the Turning Point of the Civil War (Stackpole Books, 2021). You can find out … Continue reading
Being Grant: Now and Then (part six)
ECW is pleased to welcome back our friend, Dr. Curt Fields. Curt is nationally known for his acclaimed portrayal of Ulysses S. Grant. This week, he reflects on some of the highlights of his career thus far. (part six of … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Personalities, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Being-Grant-Now-and-Then, Curt Fields, The Semester of Grant, West Point
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Daniel Harvey Hill, Educator and General
Another installment n “Tales from the Tombstone.” For other posts in the series, click here. On a recent road-trip, I had the chance to take a slight detour off the interstate and visit Davidson, North Carolina. Now known as the … Continue reading
“I Confess That My Life at West Point Was Wretched”: O.O. Howard’s Plebe Year
Had his cousin William been in better physical shape, O.O. Howard probably would have never gone to West Point. Otis, as his family called him throughout his life, was in his senior year at Bowdoin College in Maine when his … Continue reading
Constant and Devoted Friends of the Soldier: Seneca and Elmira Simmons
The Pennsylvania Reserve Division is likely not one of the first to come to mind if you were asked to name a famous unit of the Army of the Potomac. Yet it was one of the hardest fighting divisions within … Continue reading
