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11. All Cadets, except Officers of the First Class, will pass in and out of Camp by crossing Post No. 1, reporting their departure and return to the Officer of the Guard, who will keep a correct list of the same, and note the time. Cadets will visit the Commissary's only between the hours of 8-1/2 and 9-1/2 A.M., and 1-1/2 and 3 P.M., and the Confectioner's between 1 and 4 P.M.

12. Permission to walk on Public Lands, does not include the Commissary store out of hours, the Hotel, the Hospital, Wharfs, public or private buildings, or any other place on the Point, forbidden by Regulations.

13. At Taps, all lights will be extinguished in Camp, except those in Tents of Officers of the First Class, of the 1st Sergeants, and the Officers and Sergeant of the Guard.

14. Immediately after Taps, the company Officers will inspect their companies, and see that all Cadets are properly undressed and in bed; they will remain in their company grounds long enough to insure quietness and order in their companies, and will report all Cadets who leave their Tents for any purpose whatever.

15. Visiting in Camp after Taps is prohibited, and the Officers in the performance of their duty will confine themselves to the limits of their company grounds.

16. The Officer of the Guard will allow no Cadet, except members of his guard, to pace the Posts of Nos. 2 and 6 after Taps, except by permission of the Commanding Officer, or the Officer in charge; and he will, at all times, preserve proper order and quiet at the Guard Tents.

17. Citizens will not be allowed in the body of the Encampment except when accompanied by an Officer, or for the purpose of visiting an Officer. For the latter purposes, they will be permitted to cross all sentinels' posts except those of Nos. 3 and 5. The Officer of the Day, and the Officer and Non-commissioned Officers of the Guard, together with the sentinels, will, when they observe citizens in camp for any other purpose, politely notify them of this order.

18. The Color Guard will remain with the Guard until Retreat, when the members will be permitted to go to their own tents. At Revéille, they will again join the Guard.

19. All Prisoners and Cadets in arrest, will march to and from meals with the Guard, which will be marched both to and from same by an officer of the Guard.

20. All Cadets passing within fifteen paces of the Color Line, will salute the colors.

21. On Saturday afternoons until Tattoo, the Officer of the Day will inspect and verify the presence and behavior of all Cadets in confinement, making his rounds for that purpose every hour.

22. Cadets receiving permits will present them to the Officer of the Guard, who will register them; and the Cadet taking advantage of it, is required to notify the Officer of the Guard of his departure and return. All the permits will then be left with the Officer of the Guard, who will transmit them, with his report, to the Officer of the Day, who will in turn transmit them to the Commandant. Cadets visiting the Hotel, will register their permits immediately in the book kept at the office for that purpose.

23. No Cadet will be permitted to visit the Hotel before Guard Mounting, nor between 1 and 3 P.M., and 7 and 8 P.M.

24. Cadets who are excused from Divine Service, will remain in their quarters during the continuance of same. This applies also to those who attend either the Catholic or Methodist service.

25. Members of the Guard will not leave the Guard Tents without permission from the Officer of the Guard, who will see that their absence is not unnecessarily long.

26. Cadets will not be permitted to smoke outside the body of the Encampment.

27. All official communications from Cadets will be made in proper forms, and must pass through the hands of their company Commanders.

28. It is requested of Officers and citizens that they will not smoke on the General Parade Ground, or when crossing a sentinel's post.

29. The Guard will permit no person except Cadets, Officers, their servants, or Orderlies, to enter camp during the absence of the Battalion.

30. The Guard will be formed and inspected at Revéille, Retreat, and Tattoo, and during Parades will remain formed.

31. Cadets in arrest or confinement, wishing to bathe, will apply to the Commandant for permission, and be marched from and back in charge of a guard.

32. Cadets performing extra tours of punishment, will not be put on the Color Line.

33. No Cadet will employ another to do any duty for which he has been detailed, without permission.

34. Cadets on sick report will not apply for permission to visit.

35. The body of the Encampment is defined to be that portion of the Encampment included between the company Officers' Tents and the Front Line of company Tents.

FOOTNOTES:

[A] EDWARD SHIPPEN ARNOLD was born at Philadelphia, March 19th, 1780; he entered the East India Company's service, and became a Lieutenant of Cavalry and Paymaster of Mattra. He died in India in 1813.

[B] BENEDICT ARNOLD was twice married, and had three sons by his first wife. BENEDICT, the eldest, was an Officer of Artillery in the British Army, and died young in the West Indies. HENRY and RICHARD both entered the King's Service after their father's defection, as Lieutenants of a Cavalry Legion, commanded by their father.

By his second marriage (April 8th, 1779), General ARNOLD became the father of four sons and one daughter.

EDWARD SHIPPEN ARNOLD, the eldest already mentioned; JAMES ROBERTSON ARNOLD, the second son entered the Royal Engineers in 1798, and served at Bermuda, Nova Scotia, and in New Brunswick. In 1841 he was appointed a Major-General in the British Army, and rose to be a Lieutenant-General in 1851. He was a Knight of the Hanoverian Order of the Guelph, also a Knight of the Turkish Order of the Crescent. He died in service in 1854.

GEORGE ARNOLD, the third son, was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Bengal Cavalry, and died in India in 1828. WILLIAM FITCH ARNOLD, the fourth son, became a Captain of Lancers in the British Army. SOPHIA MATILDA ARNOLD married a Colonel in the East India Company's Service.

General ARNOLD died in London, June 14th, 1801. The following notice appeared in the _Gentleman's Magazine_. "At his house in Gloucester Place, Brigadier-General ARNOLD. His remains were interred at Brompton on the 21st. Seven mourning coaches and four State coaches formed the cavalcade."--_Loyalists of the American Revolution_--SABINE--_British Army Register_.

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HISTORY OF WEST POINT,

AND ITS

Military Importance During the American Revolution,

AND THE

ORIGIN AND PROGRESS

OF THE

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.

BY CAPTAIN EDWARD C. BOYNTON, A.M.,

ADJUTANT OF THE MILITARY ACADEMY.

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Part First

Relates to the early acquisition of West Point by the United States, and the military importance of the Post during the period of the American Revolution; embracing the rise and progress of the fortifications, and the purchase and arrangement of the Great Chain, designed to obstruct the navigation of the Hudson River, drawn from authentic documents, and illustrated by Maps and Engravings never before published.

The perfidious designs of Benedict Arnold, and his connection with Major John André, Adjutant-General of the British Army in America, are succinctly described, together with the "Proceedings of the Board of General Officers," in the case of Major André, in a _fac-simile_ form as published at the time by the authority of the Continental Congress.

The grand _feu de joie_ at West Point on the occasion of the birth of the Dauphin of France, in 1782, with all the changes in the Garrison prior to the beginning of the present century, and many of the Orders of Washington from this spot, are now for the first time given to the public.

Part Second

Describes the origin of the Military Academy, and its progress down to the present date; the recognition of the necessity for such an institution at the very commencement of the Revolution, and the accumulated opinions in its favor upon the restoration of peace, as pronounced by the leading minds in the country, are given.

The Constitutionality of the institution, its alleged aristocratic tendencies, and the services of its graduates in and without the military profession, are treated at length.

The progress of the institution under each successive Superintendent, the erection and removal of the Early Public Buildings, illustrated by accurate Engravings and Descriptions, together with those of modern date, will be found to constitute an interesting feature in the work.

To those who seek admission into the Military Academy, or who desire to know the manner of selecting Cadets and making appointments, the course of life, the employment of time, and the duties of instruction afterward, full and complete information has been carefully prepared and imparted to the reader.

To the visitor or tourist, the work points out and describes (with the aid of a Map) all the objects of interest connected with the old Forts, and the Public Buildings, as they exist, and the method of obtaining access to all such is given.

The Appendix

Contains the roll of the Academic Staff, from the commencement of the institution; the five most distinguished Cadets in each class from 1817 to the present date, as published by the War Department; a numerical list of all the Cadets who have been _admitted_ into the Military Academy, and the States and Territories whence appointed; a similar list of all the _graduates_ of the institution, together with a synopsis of all the laws of the United States relative to the Military Academy, and a sketch of military education and the military schools in Europe.

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These are a few only of the subjects of interest to be found in the work. No efforts has been spared to encompass and exhaust the whole subject, with the view to render the work _an authority_.

List of Maps and Illustrations.

1. VIEW OF WEST POINT ON THE HUDSON RIVER. 1780. (_Fac-simile._) A perspective view, by Major L'Enfant, Engineer, of the west side of the Highlands, above and below the Point, twelve miles in extent, with the camps of the army and the fortifications plainly indicated.

2. MAP OF WEST POINT AND ITS FORTIFICATIONS. 1780. (_Fac-simile._) This map of Maj. Villefranche, Engineer, is said to have been used at the interview between Arnold and André.

3. MAP OF FORT CONSTITUTION, ON CONSTITUTION ISLAND. 1776.

4. MAP OF FORT ARNOLD. 1780. (_Fac-simile._)

5. ARRANGEMENT OF THE GREAT BOOM AND CHAIN ACROSS THE HUDSON AT WEST POINT. 1780.

6. MARTELAER'S ROCK (Constitution Island).

7. MAP OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE HUDSON RIVER. 1780. (_Fac-simile._) From Haverstraw to West Point, illustrating the capture of Forts Montgomery and Clinton.

8. RELIC OF THE GREAT CHAIN OF THE REVOLUTION.

9. MAP OF THE SCENE OF ARNOLD'S TREASON.

10. CHAPTER VIGNETTE.

11. GRAND ARBOR AND COLONNADE AT WEST POINT IN 1782. (_Fac-simile._) _Colored._

12. ROBINSON'S HOUSE IN THE HIGHLANDS.

13. RUINS OF FORT CONSTITUTION. _From the West Point Hotel._

14. RUINS OF FORT PUTNAM (_interior view_).

15. MAP OF THE COMMISSION IN 1812, RELATIVE TO THE UNITED STATES LANDS AT WEST POINT.

16. SURVEY OF THE UNITED STATES LANDS AT WEST POINT. 1839.

17. MAP OF WEST POINT IN 1863, _with all the details_.

18. FORT PUTNAM, _from the West Point Hotel_. 1863.

19. THE OLD ACADEMIC BUILDING, _looking south-east_.

20. THE OLD MESS-HALL, _looking south-west_.

21. THE OLD NORTH BARRACKS, _looking north-east_.

22. THE OLD SOUTH BARRACKS, _looking south-east_.

23. THE NEW MESS-HALL, _looking south-west_.

24. THE NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING, _looking south-west_.

25. THE NEW CADET BARRACKS, _looking south-east_.

26. THE LIBRARY AND OBSERVATORY, _looking south-east_.

27. THE WEST POINT HOTEL, _looking north-west_.

28. THE CHAPEL, _north front_.

29. THE THIRTEEN-INCH MORTAR AT THE SEACOAST BATTERY.

30. THE TROPHY GUNS.

31. KOSCIUSZKO'S MONUMENT.

32. THE CADET'S MONUMENT.

33. DADE'S MONUMENT.

34. WOOD'S MONUMENT.

35. MILITARY ACADEMY BAND.

36. THE ENCAMPMENT.

NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

"The author has, with painstaking industry, gathered into one view whatever could be gleaned from our annals, not only in regard to the origin and progress of the Military Academy, but in reference to the previous history of West Point as an important Military Station during the American Revolution.

"This work is a valuable addition to our historical literature, and will furnish to the thousands of graduates from the West Point Academy a most valuable _souvenir_ of their _alma mater_."--_Army and Navy Journal._

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"The associations of West Point, the seat of the United States Military Academy, are in this respect remarkable, that they derive their interest exclusively from the circumstances incidental to the birth and progress of the nation. The history of the place is an important part of the nation's history. It was the objective point in that drama of Arnold's treason, which, by involving the fate of André, is remembered as one of the most romantic incidents in the story of the war. The aspect of the place in connection with the events of that time is given by that method of description which always leaves the sense of historic verity. The author has presented his subject not so much in his own narrative as by a judicious combination of extracts from documents and papers of original authority; although his own observations, by way of correction and explanation, are given in good taste, and indicate a candid judgment. Capt. Boynton's book should command the interest of those who know most of West Point, and of those who know nothing about it."--_Atlantic Monthly._

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"It records the earliest attempt at instituting a Military School by the Continental Congress in 1776. It conducts us through the life of the institution, arguing with terseness its constitutionality, defending its educational principles, and explaining the necessity for its preservation. We commend this volume to our readers with perfect confidence, believing that they will be more than amply repaid by its careful perusal. We ourselves have lingered with pleasure over its pages, and predict for the work great success, as one of the most valuable and interesting additions that has of late years been made to our historical literature."--_United Service Magazine._

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"Aside from its value as an historical record, the volume under notice is _an entertaining guide-book to the Military Academy and its surroundings_. We have full details of Cadet life from the day of entrance to that of graduation, together with descriptions of the buildings, grounds, and monuments. To the multitude of those who have enjoyed at West Point the combined attractions, this book will give in its descriptive and illustrated portion especial pleasure; while the critical reader will be quite ready to agree fully with the modest author, that a 'nucleus of truth' has been established as a basis for a more minute history, if such should ever be needed."--_New York Evening Post._

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"The second part of the book gives the history of the Military Academy from its foundation in 1802, a description of the Academic buildings, and the appearance to-day of this always beautiful spot, with the manner of appointment of the Cadets, course of study, pay, time of service, and much other information yearly becoming of greater value, for West Point has not yet reached its palmiest days.

"The book is beautifully printed on thick tinted paper, with excellent illustrations and an abundance of those fine clear-cut maps in which your true West Pointer so much delights."--_Boston Daily Advertiser._

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"We cannot close without thanking Capt. BOYNTON for the vast amount of information so well collated in his book, and for his clear statement of the history and condition of the Academy from the beginning to the present time."--_North American Review._

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