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...eral civil works including fortifications. Merged with the [[U.S. Corps of Engineers]] on 31 Mar 1863. ...g/wiki/Corps_of_Topographical_Engineers Wikipedia - Corps of Topographical Engineers] ...

...ers]]. Elected to Congress. Died 16 May 1815 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of gout. ...York Harbor. [[Castle Williams]] was named after him. He resigned from the Army in 1812 as a Colonel and pursued a political career. He died in 1815 and is ...

...bègue Duportail (1743-1802)''' - Major General,Chief Engineer, Continental Army (July 22, 1777-October 10, 1783) ...fantry officer and in 1788 a field marshal. He served as France's minister of war during the revolutionary years (1790 and 1791) and promoted military re ...

...on, North Carolina. U.S. Army officer, engineer and later Surveyor General of the United States. Died 15 may 1833, in St. Louis, Missouri. ...aduated in the [[:Category:West Point 1805|Class of 1805]] ranking 2nd out of 3. ...

...ing 2nd out of 52 graduates. He was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Corps of Engineers. ...the Board of Engineers for Fortifications until he was appointed Chief of Engineers in 1879. He retired 6 Mar 1884, and died 2 Jul 1899, in Washington, DC. ...

...er and engineer who served in the [[U.S. Civil War]] and became [[Chief of Engineers]] (1886-1888). Died 8 Nov 1897 in New York, New York. ...ul 1848 in the [[:Category:West Point 1848|Class of 1848]] ranking 3rd out of 37. ...

...Chief of Engineers]] and three times [[USMA Superintendents|Superintendent of the United States Military Academy]]. Died 5 Nov 1873 in Washington DC and ...ul 1818 in the [[:Category:West Point 1818|Class of 1818]] ranking 1st out of 23. ...

...43 graduates. He was first posted as a Bvt. 2nd Lt. in the [[U.S. Corps of Engineers]] and served in engineering rolls at various coastal forts. ...eveted Major in that war. As a Bvt. Major, he served as the Superintendent of the [[United States Military Academy]] (1855-1856), replacing Robert E. Lee ...

...he United States Military Academy]] and [[Chief of Engineers|U.S. Chief of Engineers]]. Died 1 Feb 1919 in Washington DC. ...xt 01703u.jpg|thumb|left|200px|General John M. Wilson at White House Medal of Honor Ceremony 7 Nov 1910, extracted from larger group photo]] ...

...r of war camp established in 1942 by U.S. Corps of Engineers near the town of Como in Panola County, Mississippi. Abandoned in 1946. ...use some 3900 prisoners. Prisoners began arriving in September and October of 1943. The Military Police units assigned to guard the prisoners at Camp Com ...

...(1819-1900)''' - Born 12 Jan 1819 in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Career U.S. Army officer and engineer. Died 20 Mar 1900, in Cohasset, Massachusetts at age 8 ...aduated in the [[:Category:West Point 1841|Class of 1841]] ranking 1st out of 52. ...

...1838 by the President for failure to "...pay into the Treasury the balance of moneys placed into his hands...". Died 18 May 1855, St. Louis, Missouri. ...] ranking 6th out of 15. He was commissioned a 2nd Lt in the U.S. Corps of Engineers. ...

...uished military engineering career (1805-1864). He served during the [[War of 1812]], the [[Mexican War]] and the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Died on active duty ...positions during the [[Mexican-American War]] and as Chief of the Corps of Engineers during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. He was Breveted a Major General 21 Apr 1864 ...

..., New York. A Career U.S. Army officer and engineer in the [[U.S. Corps of Engineers]] who served in the [[U.S. Civil War]]. He retired in January 1874 and died ...Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy]. On his death he bequeathed a sum of money to establish [http://www.usma.edu/uscc/dca/hostess/history.htm Cullum ...

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-1880) - Established in 1794 as one of the [[First System]] coastal defense forts by President [[George Washington ...rts. The fort was originally paired with [[Fort Nelson]] on the other side of the Elizabeth River to protect Norfolk, Portsmouth and the Navy Yard. The f ...

...) and Superintendent of the Military Academy (1812-1814) reaching the rank of Bvt. Brigadier General. He resigned from active service on 12 Nov 1818. He ...t West Point until April 1804 and then was assigned to the Harbor defenses of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina at [[Fort Johnston (2)]] until 1807. ...

...ctive range of the guns was about 8,000 yards. Each weapon required a crew of 15, 9 men in the gun squad and 6 men in the ammunition squad.<br> ...] by June 1944 and emplaced on modified 3 inch anti-aircraft gun positions of anti-aircraft battery #1. ...

...ilitary Academy]] graduate who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during the [[U.S. Civil War]] and beyond. Died 2 Jan 1892 in Washington DC. ...ul 1836 in the [[:Category:West Point 1836|Class of 1836]] ranking 5th out of 49. ...

...1942 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 29 Aug 1942 at a cost of $ 9,975. Deactivated 26 Mar 1943. ...d, Newport County, Rhode Island. No period guns or mounts in place but one of the concrete Panama mounts is visible and well cared for. ...

...he time). A U.S. Army Officer and engineer who supervised the construction of major coastal fortifications along the Gulf Coast (1819-1856). He died 8 Fe ...later in the [[:Category:West Point 1815|Class of 1815]] ranking 30th out of 40. ...