United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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1885, Full Dress lnspecti THE MIDDLE YEARS The Civil War over, the Academy resumed its national character with the return of southern cadets in 1868. The curriculum broadened in scope and the number of cadets continued to grow. It was during this period that West Point ' s famed Honor System was born. As the nation grew and prospered, so too did West Point, and it began to take on the characteristics that have marked each graduate as a man of attention to duty, to honor, and to regard for his country. Times were not peaceful however, for the Academy or its graduates. These were the times of the Indian Wars and many battles were fought by the Army before final peace settled over the West. Field Artillery Battery Drill 1894.

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1869, Field Training.

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President Theodore Roosevelt at the Centennial Exercises, 1902. CENTENNIAL AN! 1903, Cavalry Drill on The Plain.