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'''Sylvanus Thayer (1785-1872)''' - Born 9 Jun 1785 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He had a long and distinguished military engineering career (1808-1863). Died 7 Sep 1872 in Braintree, Massachusetts. | '''Sylvanus Thayer (1785-1872)''' - Born 9 Jun 1785 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He had a long and distinguished military engineering career (1808-1863). Died 7 Sep 1872 in Braintree, Massachusetts. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:SylvanusThayer.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Sylvanus Thayer by Robert Weir]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:SylvanusThayer.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Sylvanus Thayer by Robert Weir]] | ||
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Sylvanus Thayer entered the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1807 and graduated in the [[:Category:West Point 1808|Class of 1808]] after a single year of attendance. On graduation, he became a 2nd Lt., Corps of Engineers and later served during the [[War of 1812]]. He served as Superintendent of the [[United States Military Academy]] (1817-1833) and became known as "Father of the Military Academy" for making it a world class institution. He supervised the construction of the fortifications at Boston Harbor including [[Fort Independence]], [[Fort Warren]] and [[Fort Winthrop]]. He retired from the Army as a Colonel on 21 Apr 1863 and was given the rank of Brevet Brigadier General after being nominated by President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. He is interred at the [[West Point Cemetery]]. | Sylvanus Thayer entered the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1807 and graduated in the [[:Category:West Point 1808|Class of 1808]] after a single year of attendance. On graduation, he became a 2nd Lt., Corps of Engineers and later served during the [[War of 1812]]. He served as Superintendent of the [[United States Military Academy]] (1817-1833) and became known as "Father of the Military Academy" for making it a world class institution. He supervised the construction of the fortifications at Boston Harbor including [[Fort Independence (1)]], [[Fort Warren (2)]] and [[Fort Winthrop (1)]]. He retired from the Army as a Colonel on 21 Apr 1863 and was given the rank of Brevet Brigadier General after being nominated by President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. He is interred at the [[West Point Cemetery]]. | ||
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* [ | * [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/33*.html Cullum Register - Sylvanus Thayer] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvanus_Thayer Wikipedia - Sylvanus Thayer] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvanus_Thayer Wikipedia - Sylvanus Thayer] | ||
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Sylvanus Thayer (1785-1872) - Born 9 Jun 1785 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He had a long and distinguished military engineering career (1808-1863). Died 7 Sep 1872 in Braintree, Massachusetts.
Sylvanus Thayer entered the United States Military Academy in 1807 and graduated in the Class of 1808 after a single year of attendance. On graduation, he became a 2nd Lt., Corps of Engineers and later served during the War of 1812. He served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (1817-1833) and became known as "Father of the Military Academy" for making it a world class institution. He supervised the construction of the fortifications at Boston Harbor including Fort Independence (1), Fort Warren (2) and Fort Winthrop (1). He retired from the Army as a Colonel on 21 Apr 1863 and was given the rank of Brevet Brigadier General after being nominated by President Abraham Lincoln. He is interred at the West Point Cemetery.
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