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'''Joseph Gardner Swift (1783-1865)''' - Born 31 Dec 1783 on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. A career U.S. Army officer and engineer who was the first graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]]. He served in the [[War of 1812]] and became the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army (1812-1818) 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 died 23 Jul 1865 in Geneva, New York. | '''Joseph Gardner Swift (1783-1865)''' - Born 31 Dec 1783 on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. A career U.S. Army officer and engineer who was the first graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]]. He served in the [[War of 1812]] and became the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army (1812-1818) 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 died 23 Jul 1865 in Geneva, New York. | ||
[[Image:Col Joseph G Swift WP.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Colonel Joseph G. Swift]] | |||
He entered the [[United States Military Academy]] 14 Oct 1801 and graduated 12 Oct 1802 in the [[:Category:West Point 1802|Class of 1802]] ranking 1st out of two graduates. He remained at 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. | |||
He was promoted to Colonel and served as Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army at the beginning of the [[War of 1812]]. He requested a field command and served as Chief of Engineer of the Northern Army and participated in the Battle of Chrysler's Farm winning a promotion to Bvt. Brigadier General in 1814. During the war he also served as the commander of [[U.S. Corps of Engineers]] and as Superintendent of [[United States Military Academy]]. After the war he was called upon to help with the rebuilding of Washington, D.C. | |||
From1817 to 1818 he was on the Board of Engineers for the Atlantic Coast. He resigned from the U.S. Army on 12 Nov 1818. | |||
Joseph Gardner Swift died on 23 Jul 1865 in Geneva, New York. He was buried in [[Washington Street Cemetery]] in Geneva, New York. | |||
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** (1814-1817) Superintending Defenses of New York Harbor & rebuilding of Washington D.C. | ** (1814-1817) Superintending Defenses of New York Harbor & rebuilding of Washington D.C. | ||
** (1812-1818) In command of [[U.S. Corps of Engineers]] | ** (1812-1818) In command of [[U.S. Corps of Engineers]] | ||
** (1812-1814) | ** (1812-1814) Superintendent of [[United States Military Academy]] | ||
** (1814-1817) | ** (1814-1817) Superintendent of [[United States Military Academy]] (ex-officio) | ||
** (1817-1818) Board of Engineers for the Atlantic Coast | ** (1817-1818) Board of Engineers for the Atlantic Coast | ||
* (1818) Resigned 12 Nov 1818 | * (1818) Resigned 12 Nov 1818 | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_G._swift Wikipedia - Joseph G. Swift] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_G._swift Wikipedia - Joseph G. Swift] | ||
* [ | * [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/1*.html Cullum Register - Joseph G. Swift] | ||
* [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26564464/person/1982831268?ssrc= Ancestry.com - Swift Family Tree] | * [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26564464/person/1982831268?ssrc= Ancestry.com - Swift Family Tree] | ||
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30426186 Find-A-Grave - Joseph G. Swift] | |||
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Joseph Gardner Swift (1783-1865) - Born 31 Dec 1783 on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. A career U.S. Army officer and engineer who was the first graduate of the United States Military Academy. He served in the War of 1812 and became the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army (1812-1818) 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 died 23 Jul 1865 in Geneva, New York.  He entered the United States Military Academy 14 Oct 1801 and graduated 12 Oct 1802 in the Class of 1802 ranking 1st out of two graduates. He remained at 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. He was promoted to Colonel and served as Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army at the beginning of the War of 1812. He requested a field command and served as Chief of Engineer of the Northern Army and participated in the Battle of Chrysler's Farm winning a promotion to Bvt. Brigadier General in 1814. During the war he also served as the commander of U.S. Corps of Engineers and as Superintendent of United States Military Academy. After the war he was called upon to help with the rebuilding of Washington, D.C. From1817 to 1818 he was on the Board of Engineers for the Atlantic Coast. He resigned from the U.S. Army on 12 Nov 1818. Joseph Gardner Swift died on 23 Jul 1865 in Geneva, New York. He was buried in Washington Street Cemetery in Geneva, New York.
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