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Cadet Life at West Point

Chapter 4: ILLUSTRATIONS.
By Hugh T. Reed
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A first-person memoir of life at the United States Military Academy, following the author’s progression from appointment and preparation through plebe, yearling, furlough, and graduation. It combines personal anecdotes with practical guidance for prospective cadets, describing daily routines, discipline, drills, academics, and social customs. Supplemented by sketches, invitations, statistics, and illustrations, the narrative also offers descriptive accounts of campus layout, facilities, ceremonies, and the academy’s organization.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Author Frontispiece
Might Be a Cadet 15
Topographical Sketch of West Point 25
Setting-up Exercises 41
Hop Invitation—Camp McPherson 63
Hop Invitation—I. O. C. B. 81
Cadet Warrant 111
Hop Invitation—Camp Geo. H. Thomas 123
Hop Invitation—Camp Belknap 151
Graduating Hop Invitation—Class of 1872 163
Cadet Captain’s Chevron 175
Bell Button for Civilian Coats 176
Badge 176
Hop Invitation—Camp Thayer 177
Inaugural Ball Invitation 198-9
Graduating Hop Invitation—Class of 1873 203
Bird’s Eye View of West Point as It May Be in 1912 209
Diploma 211
Bird’s Eye View of West Point in 1902 213
West Point in 1848 215
West Point in 1825 217
Guard Mount in Camp 219
Color Line 219
Seal of the United States Military Academy 221
Cadet Hospital 221
Superintendent’s Quarters 221
Battery Knox 223
Sea Coast Battery 223
Siege Battery 223
The Academic Building 225
Mess Hall 227
Dining Room 227
South Cadet Barracks 227
Cavalry Drill 229
Battalion Marching from Camp to Barracks 229
Cadet Tent 231
Group of First Classmen 233
Group of Furloughmen 233
The Old Cadet Chapel 233
Cadet Room 233
Professors’ Row 235
Flirtation Walk 235
Kosciuszco’s Garden 235
The Old Riding Hall 237
Battle Monument 237
Ponton Bridge 237
Cadet Camp—World’s Fair, 1893 239
Officers’ Quarters Above Old North Gate in 1910 241
Officers’ Quarters Below Old South Gate in 1910 241
Bachelor Officers’ Quarters in 1910 241
The New Cadet Chapel in 1910 243
The North Cadet Barracks in 1910 243
The Old Washington Headquarters 245
Officers’ Mess in 1910 245
Cullum Memorial Hall 245
Coat of Arms of the United States Military Academy 247
Library 247
Siege Battery Drill in 1910 249
Artillery and Cavalry Group in 1910 249
The New Gymnasium in 1910 249
Proposed Staff Quarters 251
Headquarters Building 251
Inspection in Camp 253
Light Artillery Drill 253
Sedgwick’s Monument 255
Professors’ Row 255
Cadet Monument 255
Looking East from the New Chapel in 1910 257
Perspective View from River on the East 257
Interior of New Riding Hall 315