Chapter LI: Appendix (1)

The Appendix to the Report of the Visitors of the Military Academy for 1863, contains the following tables and documents referred to in the Report.

TABLE A.--Showing the condition in life of the parents of the Cadets
of the United States Military Academy from 1842 to 1863 inclusive.

TABLE B.--Showing the number of Cadets actually admitted into the United States Military Academy from each State and Territory from its origin March 16th, 1802, to October 19th, 1863.

TABLE C.--Showing the number of Cadets who have graduated at the Military Academy, from its origin to 1863, with the State and Territories where appointed.

TABLE D.--Showing the whole number of Cadets admitted and the whole number graduated from each State and Territory from 1802 to October 1863, together with the percentage of those who graduated, and of who failed, out of the whole number admitted from each State, and the number of Cadets to which each State and Territory is now entitled, according to the apportionment of members of Congress, under the Census of 1860.

STATEMENT EXHIBITING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE PARENTS OF THE
CADETS OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, NEW YORK,
FOR THE LAST TWENTY-TWO YEARS, FROM 1842 TO 1863, INCLUSIVE.

------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
|1842|1843|1844|1845|1846|1847|1848|1849|1850|1851|1852
------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Fathers are or were: | | | | | | | | |
farmers or planters | | | | | | | | |
| 59| 61| 61| 68| 72| 67| 69| 75| 70| 63| 67
mechanics | 14| 12| 15| 22| 22| 25| 22| 21| 16| 14| 14
judges or lawyers | | | | | | | | |
| 27| 25| 30| 35| 33| 30| 29| 23| 34| 33| 34
merchants | 18| 15| 23| 37| 29| 29| 31| 38| 36| 38| 35
boarding-house or hotel keepers | | | | | |
| 5| 2| 4| 3| 7| 6| 4| 2| 2| 2| 3
physicians| 12| 15| 15| 13| 21| 19| 21| 21| 18| 14| 14
in the army, navy, or marine corps | | | | | |
| 14| 16| 16| 13| 11| 13| 17| 17| 18| 22| 24
clergymen | 4| 6| 6| 6| 5| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 3
in the civil employment of the General or State government |
| 5| 15| 16| 9| 5| 2| 3| 7| 7| 8| 10
Miscellaneous: as, bank officers, editors, professors, | |
masters of vessels, &c. | | | | | | | |
| 15| 11| 15| 23| 35| 36| 41| 24| 32| 39| 30
Occupation not stated, or no occupation | | | | |
| 48| 34| 23| 17| 1| 2| 2| 8| 7| 11| 13
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Total | 221| 212| 224| 236| 241| 232| 242| 240| 244| 239| 247
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Of these numbers, there are without fathers living
| 26| 57| 44| 48| 42| 41| 34| 48| 40| 45| 36
Without fathers or mothers living | | | | | |
| 22| 16| 18| 15| 21| 20| 18| 16| 26| 17| 19
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Total orphans | | | | | | | | | |
| 48| 73| 62| 63| 63| 61| 52| 64| 66| 62| 55
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Of these numbers the parents are stated to be in:
moderate circumstances | | | | | | | |
| .. | 156| 150| 164| 192| 182| 193| 203| 215| 207| 218
reduced circumstances | | | | | | | |
| 182| 26| 26| 36| 35| 38| 40| 29| 25| 16| 9
indigent circumstances | | | | | | | |
| .. | 6| 8| 8| 8| 8| 4| 4| 2| 2| ..
independent circumstances | | | | | | |
| .. | 6| 10| 12| 6| 4| 5| 4| 2| 14| 20
unknown circumstances | | | | | | | |
| 39| 18| 19| 16| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Total | 221| 212| 224| 236| 241| 232| 242| 240| 244| 239| 247
------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----

------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
|1853|1854|1855|1856|1857|1858|1859|1860|1861|1862|1863
------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Fathers are or were: | | | | | | | | |
farmers or planters | | | | | | | | |
| 58| 66| 62| 60| 52| 48| 57| 65| 29| 33| 38
mechanics | 13| 12| 17| 26| 22| 15| 30| 12| 13| 8| 12
judges or lawyers | | | | | | | | |
| 35| 36| 26| 25| 29| 32| 32| 36| 23| 35| 39
merchants | 35| 39| 40| 30| 26| 41| 28| 28| 23| 24| 29
boarding-house or hotel keepers | | | | | |
| 3| 5| 2| 2| 1| .. | .. | 3| 4| 4| 5
physicians| 13| 9| 8| 9| 17| 16| 10| 18| 10| 13| 18
in the army, navy, or marine corps | | | | | |
| 27| 28| 22| 20| 20| 26| 29| 33| 23| 25| 33
clergymen | 5| 4| 6| 5| 4| 5| 6| 7| 7| 8| 11
in the civil employment of the General or State government
| 11| 14| 13| 13| 7| 31| 29| 18| 8| 11| 14
Miscellaneous: as, bank officers, editors, professors, | |
masters of vessels, &c. | | | | | | | |
| 26| 14| 25| 13| 13| 12| 6| 37| 44| 39| 42
Occupation not stated, or no occupation | | | | |
| 7| 10| 19| 15| 20| 25| 39| 22| 18| 18| 19
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Total | 232| 237| 239| 223| 221| 251| 266| 279| 202| 218| 260
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Of these numbers, there are without fathers living
| 35| 29| 33| 33| 24| 46| 33| 42| 25| 25| 36
Without fathers or mothers living | | | | | |
| 17| 15| 9| 6| 7| 7| 8| 10| 11| 9| 7
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Total orphans | | | | | | | | | |
| 52| 44| 42| 39| 31| 53| 41| 52| 36| 34| 42
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Of these numbers the parents are stated to be in:
moderate circumstances | | | | | | | |
| 205| 206| 215| 196| 195| 216| 218| 239| 184| 199| 232
reduced circumstances | | | | | | | |
| 8| 8| 7| 8| 8| 8| 7| 6| 2| 5| 5
indigent circumstances | | | | | | | |
| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| .. | .. | .. | 1| 5
independent circumstances| | | | | | | |
| 22| 22| 16| 18| 17| 26| 41| 34| 16| 12| 17
unknown circumstances | | | | | | | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1| 1
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----
Total | 232| 237| 239| 223| 221| 251| 266| 279| 202| 218| 260
------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----

NOTE.--Of the 97 Cadets admitted, to October 19th, 1863, as given in the table on page 321, 46 were appointed from the U.S. Volunteers engaged in the War, who held the following rank: 1 _Captain_, 5 _First Lieutenants_, 3 _Second Lieutenants_, 10 _Non-commissioned Officers_, 20 _Privates_, 1 _Musician_, and 6 _Clerks_, from military departments.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CADETS ACTUALLY ADMITTED INTO THE
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY FROM ITS ORIGIN, MARCH 16TH, 1802,
TO OCTOBER 19TH, 1863.

[Transcriber’s Note:
The two following tables were each printed sideways, spanning two
pages. They have been subdivided for this e-text. Note that the
two lists are not the same.]

[KEY:
Unless otherwise noted, states are identified by their modern
two-letter abbreviations. In the second set of tables, Utah,
Washington, New Mexico and Nebraska are listed as Territories.

Year Year of Admission.
DT Dakota (Territory)
al At large.
u Unknown
t Total]

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Year | ME| NH| VT| MA| RI| CT| NY| NJ| PA| DE| MD| VA| WV| NC
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
1802 |...|...|...| 5|...| 1| 1|...|...|...| 1| 1|...|...
1803 |...|...| 3|...|...|...| 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 1
1804 |...|...| 1|...|...|...| 1|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...
1805 |...|...| 3|...|...|...| 2|...| 2|...|...|...|...|...
1806 |...|...| 5| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 1| 1|...|...|...
1807 |...| 2| 5| 2|...| 2| 2|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1808 | 1| 1| 8| 2|...| 4| 10|...| 2|...| 1| 2|...|...
1809 | 1|...|...| 2|...|...| 1| 2|...|...|...|...|...|...
1810 |...|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1811 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1812 | 1| 1| 1| 1|...|...| 3|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1813 |...| 1| 3| 11|...| 1| 30|...| 5|...| 5| 6|...| 4
1814 |...|...| 4| 14| 1|...| 48| 4| 9| 2| 21| 22|...| 3
1815 |...|...| 1| 1|...| 1| 14| 1| 4| 4| 6| 5|...| 3
1816 |...| 2|...| 1|...| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 9|...| 2
1817 |...| 3| 3| 6|...| 2| 5| 1| 3| 1| 3| 4|...|...
1818 |...| 4| 4| 11| 1| 6| 22| 3| 13|...| 6| 17|...| 5
1819 | 4| 1| 5| 4| 1| 5| 11| 6| 9| 3| 3| 10|...| 4
1820 | 3| 3| 1| 6| 1| 1| 9|...| 11|...| 4| 4|...| 3
1821 |...| 1|...| 5|...| 1| 16| 4| 7| 2| 5| 8|...| 5
1822 | 3| 4| 5| 6| 1| 4| 10| 1| 14| 1| 4| 12|...| 7
1823 | 2|...| 3| 7| 1| 3| 13| 2| 9| 1| 4| 13|...| 9
1824 | 5| 2| 1| 5| 2| 4| 8| 3| 7| 1| 3| 2|...| 1
1825 | 2| 2| 1| 6| 1| 3| 15| 2| 12| 1| 7| 7|...| 6
1826 | 2| 3| 1| 2| 4| 1| 12| 3| 8| 2| 6| 11|...| 5
1827 | 1| 3| 3| 3| 1|...| 18| 1| 11| 1| 3| 15|...| 9
1828 | 5| 4| 2| 5| 1| 5| 11| 2| 10| 1| 3| 14|...| 6
1829 | 1| 3| 4| 10| 1| 4| 16| 2| 13| 1| 2| 14|...| 5
1830 | 1| 2| 1| 4| 2| 1| 14| 2| 8|...| 5| 18|...| 5
1831 | 4| 1| 1| 5| 2| 2| 18| 2| 6| 2| 7| 8|...| 6
1832 | 3| 3| 1| 4| 2| 2| 11| 4| 12| 2| 3| 10|...| 7
1833 | 1| 2| 1| 8|...| 6| 9| 2| 8| 1| 6| 17|...| 5
1834 |...| 1| 2| 1|...| 1| 7| 1| 5| 2| 4| 4|...| 2
1835 | 5| 1| 2| 4|...| 1| 13| 1| 10|...| 2| 1|...| 4
1836 | 4| 4| 1| 2| 3| 2| 19| 4| 8|...| 2| 10|...| 5
1837 | 2| 1|...| 5|...| 3| 17| 3| 13| 1 | 6| 14|...| 6
1838 | 1| 1| 2| 2| 1| 2| 9|...| 8| 1 | 3| 10|...| 4
1839 | 2| 1| 2| 2| 1| 2| 12| 4| 7| 1 | 1| 2|...| 1
1840 | 4|...|...| 6| 2|...| 16| 1| 7| 1 | 2| 5|...| 7
1841 | 3| 2| 2| 7|...| 4| 12|...| 11|...| 3| 10|...| 3
1842 | 2| 1| 1| 7| 1| 1| 12| 3| 11|...| 4| 9|...| 4
1843 |...| 1| 1| 1|...|...| 5|...| 5| 1 | 1|...|...| 1
1844 | 1| 2|...| 2| 1| 1| 7| 2| 7|...| 2| 3|...| 4
1845 | 3| 1| 1| 3|...| 3| 12| 1| 6|...| 1| 6|...| 1
1846 | 3| 1| 2| 5| 1| 2| 14| 1| 10| 1 | 4| 7|...| 5
1847 | 3| 1| 2| 2|...| 1| 10| 1| 8|...| 1| 5|...| 3
1848 | 1| 1|...| 1| 1| 1| 9| 4| 7|...| 3| 3|...| 3
1849 | 3| 1| 1| 3|...| 2| 11| 3| 7| 1 |...| 8|...| 1
1850 | 3| 2| 3| 4| 1|...| 8| 1| 11|...| 2| 7|...| 4
1851 | 1|...| 1| 5|...| 1| 13|...| 8| 1 | 1| 3|...| 3
1852 | 2|...|...|...| 1| 1| 13| 3| 5|...| 3| 3|...| 3
1853 | 2| 2|...| 3|...| 3| 8| 3| 4|...| 3| 5|...| 3
1854 | 3|...| 2| 5| 1| 1| 10| 2| 10|...| 4| 5|...| 2
1855 |...|...| 1| 3| 2| 1| 11| 1| 11| 1 | 1| 2|...| 3
1856 | 2| 1| 1| 2|...|...| 11| 2| 8|...| 1| 3|...|...
1857 | 3| 2|...| 2| 1| 2| 6| 1| 8|...| 1| 7|...| 2
1858 | 2|...|...| 5|...| 1| 5| 2| 3|...| 2| 4|...| 4
1859 |...|...| 1| 1|...| 1| 4| 2| 8|...| 1| 2|...| 2
1860 | 2|...| 1| 3| 1|...| 10| 1| 9| 1 | 1| 2|...| 2
1861 | 4| 3| 1| 4| 1| 2| 14| 2| 13| 1 | 3| 2|...|...
1862 | 1|...| 1| 3| 1| 1| 11| 1| 6|...| 4| 1|...|...
1863 |...|...| 2| 2|...| 1| 8| 2| 5|...| 3| 7| 1| 7
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
Total.|102| 78|104|232| 42|102|650|101|424| 41|179|379| 1|190
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----

------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
Year |SC |GA |AL |MS |LA |OH |KY |TN |IN |IL |MO |AR |MI |FL |TX
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
1802 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...
1803 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...
1804 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 5|...|...|...|...
1805 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...
1806 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1807 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1808 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1809 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1810 | 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1811 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1812 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...
1813 | 2| 2|...|...|...| 2| 1|...| 2|...|...|...|...|...|...
1814 |...| 1|...|...|...| 4| 5|...| 1|...|...|...| 1|...|...
1815 | 4| 1|...|...|...| 1| 1| 1|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...
1816 | 4| 2|...|...|...| 2|...| 2|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1817 | 8| 1| 1|...| 1| 2| 3| 5| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...
1818 | 5| 1|...|...| 1| 3| 5| 3|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1819 | 5| 1|...| 1|...| 1| 5|...| 1|...| 1|...| 2|...|...
1820 | 3| 1|...| 2| 1| 1| 4| 2|...| 1| 2|...|...|...|...
1821 | 5| 5|...|...|...| 1| 6| 3| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...
1822 | 9| 4| 2|...| 1| 3| 3| 4| 1|...| 2|...| 1| 2|...
1823 | 3| 3|...|...| 3| 8| 8| 4|...| 1| 4|...| 2|...|...
1824 | 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 5| 6| 5| 4| 2|...|...|...|...|...
1825 | 6| 5| 2| 1| 1| 5| 7| 3| 1| 1| 2|...| 1|...|...
1826 | 1| 4| 1|...| 4| 3| 3| 7| 2| 1| 1|...|...| 1|...
1827 | 4| 1| 1|...| 2| 7| 5| 2|...| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1|...
1828 | 4| 2| 3| 2|...| 4| 8| 5| 3| 1|...| 1| 1| 1|...
1829 | 6| 4| 3|...| 3| 4| 3| 2| 1|...| 3|...|...| 1|...
1830 | 3| 5| 1|...| 1| 3| 6| 5| 3| 1| 1| 1|...| 1|...
1831 | 4| 4| 1| 1| 1| 4| 6| 3|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...
1832 | 5| 2| 3| 1| 1| 2| 5| 4| 2| 3|...|...| 2| 1|...
1833 | 1| 3|...| 3| 4| 4| 4| 6| 3| 2| 2|...| 1| 2|...
1834 | 4| 4| 4| 2| 1| 3| 3| 5| 1| 2| 1|...| 1|...|...
1835 | 3|...| 1|...| 2| 5| 3| 7| 3| 1|...|...|...|...|...
1836 | 3| 5| 2| 1| 1| 7| 3| 5| 1| 1|...|...|...| 1|...
1837 | 6| 6| 2|...|...| 6| 4| 3| 3| 2|...| 1| 1|...|...
1838 | 3| 6| 3|...| 2| 7| 6| 6| 2| 1| 1|...| 1|...|...
1839 | 2| 2| 3|...|...| 3| 6| 1| 2|...| 1| 1| 1| 1|...
1840 | 4| 4|...| 1| 1| 6| 5| 5| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...
1841 | 4| 5| 1|...| 2| 8| 4| 7| 3| 1|...| 1|...| 1|...
1842 | 6| 5| 3| 1|...| 4| 4| 4| 2| 3|...| 1|...|...|...
1843 | 3|...| 3| 1| 2| 6|...| 3| 4| 3| 2|...| 3|...|...
1844 | 2| 1| 4| 1| 2| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 2|...|...
1845 | 2| 2| 3| 2| 2| 7| 5| 3| 2| 1| 2|...| 1| 1|...
1846 | 1| 5| 4| 2| 4| 4| 4| 5| 2| 2| 1|...|...|...| 2
1847 | 3|...| 1|...| 1| 7| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1|...| 1|...|...
1848 | 3| 3| 2| 2|...| 10| 3| 3| 2| 4| 2| 1| 1|...|...
1849 | 1| 3| 3| 3|...| 8| 1| 3| 3| 3| 2| 1| 1| 1| 2
1850 | 4| 4| 2| 2| 3| 2| 5| 3| 3| 2|...|...|...|...|...
1851 |...| 1| 1| 1| 2| 5| 3| 3| 2| 3|...| 1|...|...|...
1852 | 1|...| 2| 1| 2| 7| 5| 7| 5| 1| 2|...| 3|...|...
1853 | 2| 5| 4|...| 1| 6| 4| 2| 3| 1| 3|...| 1| 1| 1
1854 | 3| 3| 4| 3| 2| 6| 1| 6| 2| 4| 3| 2| 1|...| 1
1855 | 2| 1|...| 1| 1| 7| 1|...| 3| 7| 1|...| 1| 1| 1
1856 | 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 4| 3| 4| 3|...| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1
1857 | 2| 3| 2| 3| 2| 5| 7| 4| 1| 1| 2|...| 1|...| 1
1858 | 2| 5| 2| 1| 1| 9| 1| 4| 6| 1|...|...|...| 1|...
1859 | 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 4| 3| 4| 3| 2|...|...|...|...|...
1860 | 2|...| 3| 2| 1| 4| 2| 2| 2| 7| 2| 1|...|...|...
1861 |...|...| 1|...|...| 8| 1|...| 6| 3| 3|...| 3|...|...
1862 |...|...|...|...|...| 7| 7|...| 4| 4| 5|...|...|...|...
1863 | 4| 8| 4| 5| 2| 4| 2| 7| 2| 1| 1| 2|...| 1| 2
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
Total.|159|139| 88| 51| 67|243|196|178|109| 81| 67| 17| 38| 20| 11
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----

------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----
Year |IA|WI|CA|MN|OR|NM|UT|WA|NE|KS|DT|CO|NV|DC | al| u |Total
------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----
1802 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...|...| 10
1803 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...| 2| 9
1804 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...| 1| 9
1805 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...| 1| 9
1806 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|...|...| 9
1807 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...| 4| 17
1808 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...| 11| 42
1809 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...| 4| 10
1810 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...|...| 2
1811 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...|...|...| 0
1812 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 2|...|...| 10
1813 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 12|...| 1| 88
1814 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 6|...|...| 146
1815 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 12|...|...| 61
1816 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 2 |...| 34
1817 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 2|...|...| 55
1818 |..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 5|...|...| 116
1819 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3|...|...| 86
1820 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 4|...|...| 67
1821 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 2|...|...| 77
1822 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 2|...|...| 106
1823 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 1 | 1| 106
1824 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|...|...| 79
1825 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3|...|...| 103
1826 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3|...|...| 91
1827 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|...|...| 97
1828 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3|...|...| 107
1829 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3|...|...| 109
1830 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 5|...|...| 99
1831 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3|...|...| 92
1832 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3| 3 |...| 101
1833 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 5|...|...| 106
1834 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 2|...|...| 63
1835 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 4|...| 1| 74
1836 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3|...|...| 97
1837 |..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 4| 7 |...| 117
1838 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3| 26|...| 111
1839 | 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 13|...| 76
1840 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 5 |...| 84
1841 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 3| 17|...| 114
1842 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 2| 18|...| 109
1843 | 1| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 12|...| 60
1844 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 11|...| 75
1845 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 81
1846 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 10|...| 103
1847 | 2|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 9 |...| 74
1848 |..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 81
1849 | 1| 2|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 89
1850 |..| 2| 1| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 90
1851 |..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 11|...| 71
1852 | 1|..| 1|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 16|...| 90
1853 | 2|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 83
1854 |..| 3| 1| 1| 1|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 103
1855 |..| 1| 2|..|..| 1|..| 1|..| 1|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 80
1856 | 1| 2|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1| 10|...| 73
1857 | 1|..| 1|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 82
1858 | 1|..| 1| 1|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 75
1859 |..|..|..| 1|..|..|..| 1|..| 1|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 60
1860 |..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..|...| 10|...| 72
1861 | 1| 3|..| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|..|..| 1| 26|...| 108
1862 | 2|..| 2| 1|..| 1|..|..| 1| 1|..| 1|..| 1| 13|...| 81
1863 |..|..| 1|..| 1| 1|..|..|..|..|..|..| 1|...| 10|...| 97
------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----
Total.|14|17|10| 6| 3| 5| 3| 2| 2| 3| 1| 1| 1|113|330| 26|4626
------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----

NOTE.--Owing to the destruction of the records by fire in 1838, the States in which some of the Cadets resided previous to that event is given; though it is believed they were appointed “At Large.” The President of the United States having determined late in August, 1863, to fill all the existing vacancies from the seceded States there were in the FOURTH CLASS, numbering 97, on the 19th of October, 48 thus appointed. 10 Cadets similarly appointed had not, on that date, been examined for admission into the Military Academy.

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT EXHIBITS THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF CADETS WHO
HAVE GRADUATED AT THE MILITARY ACADEMY, FROM ITS ORIGIN TO THE
PRESENT DATE, WITH THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WHENCE APPOINTED.

------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
Year | ME| NH| VT| MA| RI| CT| NY| NJ| PA| DE
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
1802 |...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...
1803 |...|...|...| 1|...|...| 1|...|...|...
1804 |...|...| 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...
1805 |...|...|...|...|...| 1| 1|...|...|...
1806 |...|...| 5| 1|...|...| 2| 1| 1|...
1807 |...|...| 4|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...
1808 |...| 2| 6| 3|...| 1| 1|...|...| 1
1809 |...|...| 2| 1|...|...| 3|...|...|...
1811 | 1| 1| 3| 1|...| 2| 5| 1| 2|...
1812 | 1|...| 3| 2|...| 3| 4| 1| 1|...
1813 |...|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...
1814 |...| 1| 2| 5|...| 1| 9|...| 3|...
1815 |...|...| 1| 5|...|...| 14|...| 1|...
1817 | 1|...| 1|...| 1|...| 4|...| 1|...
1818 |...|...| 1| 2|...| 1| 3| 1| 2| 2
1819 |...| 1| 3| 4|...| 1| 6| 2|...| 1
1820 |...|...|...| 1|...|...| 11| 1|...|...
1821 |...| 1|...| 4|...| 1| 6|...| 2|...
1822 |...| 2| 3| 2| 1| 5| 6| 2| 6|...
1823 |...| 1| 3| 4| 1| 3| 5| 2| 3| 2
1824 | 1| 3|...| 5|...|...| 6|...| 4|...
1825 |...| 1| 1| 2|...| 1| 9| 3| 5|...
1826 | 1| 2| 2| 1| 1|...| 2| 1| 7| 1
1827 |...|...| 3| 4|...|...| 6|...| 4|...
1828 | 3| 1| 2| 4|...| 5| 2| 1| 1|...
1829 | 2| 1| 1| 5|...| 3| 7| 3| 4|...
1830 | 2|...| 1| 1| 2|...| 6| 1| 4| 1
1831 | 1| 1|...|...| 1|...| 8| 2| 4| 1
1832 | 3| 3| 1| 2| 1| 1| 6| 1| 5|...
1833 |...| 2| 1| 7|...| 2| 5| 1| 5| 1
1834 |...| 1| 2| 1|...| 1| 7|...| 6|...
1835 | 4| 1| 1| 4|...|...| 11| 2| 4| 1
1836 | 2| 3| 1| 1| 3| 1| 10| 3| 6| 1
1837 | 1| 1| 1| 6|...| 2| 4| 3| 5| 2
1838 |...|...| 2|...|...| 1| 7|...| 4|...
1839 | 2| 1| 1| 2|...| 1| 6|...| 5|...
1840 | 3| 1|...| 2|...|...| 8| 1| 3|...
1841 | 1| 1| 1| 5|...| 2| 6|...| 7| 1
1842 | 1| 1| 1| 2| 2|...| 7| 1| 5|...
1843 | 2| 1| 2|...|...| 1| 7| 2| 4|...
1844 |...| 1|...| 1| 1| 1| 2|...| 3| 1
1845 | 3|...| 1| 2|...| 1| 8|...| 1|...
1846 | 2| 1| 2| 4| 1| 1| 10| 1| 8|...
1847 |...|...|...|...|...|...| 5|...| 3|...
1848 | 1| 1|...|...|...|...| 5| 3| 5|...
1849 |...| 1| 1| 2|...| 2| 5|...| 3|...
1850 | 3| 1| 1| 3| 1|...| 7|...| 6|...
1851 | 1|...| 1| 3|...| 1| 6|...| 5|...
1852 |...|...|...|...| 1| 1| 7| 2| 4|...
1853 | 1| 1|...| 2|...| 1| 5| 1| 3|...
1854 | 2| 1| 2| 1| 1|...| 4| 1| 5|...
1855 |...| 1| 1| 4|...|...| 7|...| 8| 1
1856 | 1|...|...|...|...|...| 8| 1| 3|...
1857 | 2| 2|...| 2|...| 2| 3| 1| 1|...
1858 | 1|...|...| 4|...| 1| 1| 1| 1|...
1859 |...|...| 1|...|...|...| 4|...| 4|...
1860 | 1|...| 1| 3| 1|...| 7| 1| 3| 1
1861 | 3| 3| 1| 3| 1| 2| 15| 2| 10|...
1862 | 1|...|...| 3|...| 1| 3|...| 2|...
1863 |...|...| 1| 2|...| 1| 4| 1| 5|...
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
Total| 54| 47| 75|131| 20| 55|329| 51|197| 18
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----

------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
Year | MD| VA| NC|SC |GA |AL |MS |LA |OH |IN
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
1802 | 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1803 |...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1804 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1805 |...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1806 |...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...
1807 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1808 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1809 | 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1811 | 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1812 |...| 1|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...
1813 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1814 |...| 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...| 1
1815 | 4| 2|...| 2| 3|...|...|...| 4|...
1817 |...| 8|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 1
1818 | 5| 3| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...
1819 | 3| 2| 1| 1|...|...|...| 1|...|...
1820 | 5| 3| 3| 1|...|...|...|...| 1|...
1821 | 2| 1|...| 3| 1|...|...|...| 1| 1
1822 |...| 5| 1| 1|...| 1|...|...| 2|...
1823 |...|...| 3| 1|...|...| 1|...|...|...
1824 | 3| 2|...| 2|...|...| 1| 1|...|...
1825 | 3| 3| 2| 2| 2|...|...|...|...|...
1826 | 2| 8| 3| 2| 1|...|...| 1|...| 1
1827 | 2| 4| 3| 2|...| 1|...|...| 3|...
1828 | 1| 1|...| 1|...| 1| 1| 1| 2| 2
1829 | 2| 2| 2| 3| 3|...|...|...| 4| 1
1830 | 4| 2| 2| 1| 1|...|...| 1| 1| 1
1831 | 3| 2| 2| 1| 1|...|...|...| 3|...
1832 | 2| 4| 1| 1|...| 1| 1|...| 3|...
1833 | 1| 5| 1| 2| 1| 2|...|...|...| 1
1834 | 1| 5|...| 1| 1|...|...|...| 1| 1
1835 | 2| 4| 3| 2| 3| 1|...|...| 4|...
1836 | 2| 5| 2| 2|...|...|...|...|...| 1
1837 | 4| 6| 2|...| 2| 1|...|...|...| 2
1838 | 1| 3| 1| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3|...
1839 | 1| 1| 1| 1|...|...|...|...| 3| 1
1840 |...| 4| 3|...|...|...|...| 1| 6|...
1841 | 4| 7| 1| 3|...|...|...|...| 2| 3
1842 | 2| 7| 1| 3| 1| 2| 1| 1| 4| 1
1843 |...| 3|...|...|...|...|...|...| 3| 2
1844 | 2| 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 2|...
1845 |...| 2| 1|...| 2|...|...| 1| 4| 2
1846 | 3| 5| 2| 1| 4|...|...|...|...|...
1847 |...| 2| 1| 2|...|...|...|...| 8| 4
1848 |...| 1| 1| 3|...| 2|...|...| 1| 1
1849 |...| 5|...|...| 2|...| 2|...| 4| 2
1850 | 3| 2| 2| 1| 2|...|...| 2|...|...
1851 |...| 2| 3|...|...| 1|...| 1| 2| 2
1852 | 2|...| 2|...|...| 2| 1|...| 6| 2
1853 | 1| 5|...| 2| 3| 1|...|...| 8| 3
1854 |...| 4| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1
1855 |...|...| 2|...| 1|...|...| 1| 2| 1
1856 |...| 2| 1|...|...| 1| 1|...| 7| 3
1857 |...| 3|...| 2| 4| 2|...|...| 2| 1
1858 | 2|...| 2| 1| 2| 1| 1|...| 2| 1
1859 | 1| 1|...|...|...| 1|...|...| 2|...
1860 | 1|...| 2| 2|...| 1|...|...| 3| 1
1861 | 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...| 5| 1
1862 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 6| 1
1863 | 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 3| 2
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
Total| 79|142| 63| 59| 44| 26| 14| 15|118| 48
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----

------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----------
Year |IL |KY |TN |AR |MO |MI |WI |DC |FL | at large
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----------
1802 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1803 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1804 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1805 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1806 |...|...|...|...| 4|...|...|...|...| ...
1807 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1808 |...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...| ...
1809 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1811 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...| ...
1812 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...| ...
1813 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1814 |...| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 5|...| ...
1815 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 4|...| ...
1817 |...| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...| ...
1818 |...| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...| ...
1819 | 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...| ...
1820 |...|...| 2|...|...|...|...| 2|...| ...
1821 |...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1822 |...| 1| 1|...|...|...|...| 1|...| ...
1823 |...| 2| 1|...|...| 1|...| 2|...| ...
1824 |...| 2| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1825 |...| 2| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1826 |...| 1| 1|...| 1|...|...| 1| 1| ...
1827 |...| 4|...|...|...| 1|...| 1|...| ...
1828 | 1|...| 2|...| 1|...|...|...|...| ...
1829 |...| 2|...|...|...|...|...| 1|...| ...
1830 | 1| 4| 2|...| 1|...|...| 3|...| ...
1831 |...| 2| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...| ...
1832 | 1| 3| 3|...|...| 1|...| 1|...| ...
1833 |...| 1| 2|...| 1|...|...| 2|...| ...
1834 |...| 4| 1|...| 1|...|...| 1| 1| ...
1835 |...| 4| 1|...|...|...|...| 3|...| 1
1836 |...| 2| 1|...|...|...|...| 1|...| 2
1837 | 1| 1| 1|...| 1| 1|...| 3|...| ...
1838 | 1| 3| 2|...| 1| 1|...| 1|...| 4
1839 |...| 3| 1|...|...|...|...| 1|...| ...
1840 |...|...| 3|...|...|...|...| 2| 1| 4
1841 | 2| 1| 1| 1|...| 1|...|...|...| 2
1842 | 1| 3| 1|...|...|...|...| 2|...| 6
1843 |...| 2| 1|...| 1| 1|...|...|...| 6
1844 |...| 4| 1| 1|...|...|...| 2|...| 1
1845 |...| 3| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 1| 8
1846 | 1| 1| 3|...|...|...|...| 1|...| 8
1847 | 2|...|...|...| 1| 1|...|...|...| 8
1848 | 2|...| 2| 1|...| 1| 1|...|...| 7
1849 |...| 2| 2|...| 1|...|...|...| 1| 8
1850 | 1| 2| 2|...|...|...|...|...|...| 5
1851 | 1| 2| 3|...|...|...|...| 1|...| 6
1852 | 1| 2| 1|...| 1| 2|...|...|...| 6
1853 | 2| 1| 2|...| 2|...|...|...| 1| 5
1854 |...|...| 1|...|...|...| 3|...|...| 6
1855 | 2|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...| 3
1856 |...| 4| 2|...| 1| 2|...| 1|...| 10
1857 | 1| 3| 1|...| 2|...|...|...|...| 3
1858 |...| 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...| 3
1859 | 1|...| 1|...|...| 1| 1|...|...| 3
1860 | 6|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...| 5
1861 | 1| 4| 1| 1| 2| 3| 2| 1|...| 14
1862 |...| 1| 1|...| 1|...|...|...|...| 5
1863 |...| 2|...|...|...|...|...| 2|...| ...
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----------
Total| 30| 83| 56| 5| 24| 17| 7| 50| 6| 139
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----------

------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++-----------
Year |IA |TX |UT |MN |WA |OR |NM |CA |NE || Aggregate
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++-----------
1802 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 2
1803 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 3
1804 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 2
1805 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 3
1806 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 15
1807 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 5
1808 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 15
1809 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 7
1811 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 19
1812 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 18
1813 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 1
1814 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 30
1815 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 40
1817 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 19
1818 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 23
1819 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 29
1820 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 30
1821 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 24
1822 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 40
1823 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 35
1824 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 31
1825 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 37
1826 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 41
1827 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 38
1828 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 33
1829 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 46
1830 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 42
1831 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 33
1832 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 45
1833 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 43
1834 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 36
1835 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 56
1836 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 49
1837 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 50
1838 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 45
1839 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 31
1840 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 42
1841 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 52
1842 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 56
1843 | 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 39
1844 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 25
1845 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 41
1846 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 59
1847 | 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 38
1848 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 38
1849 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 43
1850 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 44
1851 | 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 42
1852 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 43
1853 | 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 52
1854 |...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 46
1855 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 34
1856 |...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 48
1857 | 1| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 39
1858 |...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|...|| 27
1859 |...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|...|| 22
1860 |...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|| 41
1861 | 1|...|...|...|...| 1| 1|...|...|| 80
1862 |...|...|...| 1|...|...|...| 1| 1|| 28
1863 |...|...|...|...| 1|...|...|...|...|| 25
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++-----------
Total| 6| 3| 1| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1|| 2020
------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++-----------

TABLE D.

EXHIBITING THE WHOLE NUMBER OF CADETS ADMITTED TO THE MILITARY ACADEMY FROM EACH STATE AND TERRITORY, AND THE WHOLE NUMBER GRADUATED.

[KEY
DC District of Columbia
T Total
N Number
E No. entitl’d ’60
% Per cent. _printed as shown_]

---------------+---------+--------------+----------+---------+-----
|Admitted.| Graduated. |Failed to | Remain. |
STATE | | | Graduate.| |
AND +----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+
TERRITORY. |From| T |From| T | % | N | % |No. | % | E
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Alabama |1817| 88|1822| 26|.295| 61 |.693| 1|.012| 7
Arkansas |1827| 17|1841| 5|.294| ... |.705| ...| ...| 2
California |1850| 10|1862| 1|.100| 6 |.600| 3|.300| 3
Connecticut |1802| 102|1805| 55|.539| 43 |.422| 4|.039| 4
Delaware |1806| 41|1808| 18|.439| 22 |.539| 1|.022| 1
Florida |1822| 20|1826| 6|.300| 14 |.700| ...|....| 1
Georgia |1813| 139|1815| 44|.329| 95 |.670| ...|....| 3
Illinois |1815| 81|1819| 30|.379| 42 |.519| 9|.111| 13
Indiana |1812| 109|1814| 48|.440| 52 |.477| 9|.083| 11
Iowa |1839| 14|1843| 6|.428| 6 |.428| 2|.144| 6
Kansas |1855| 3|....| ...|....| 2 |.667| 1|.333| 1
Kentucky |1813| 196|1819| 83|.423| 105 |.531| 8|.046| 9
Louisiana |1817| 67|1819| 15|.223| 51 |.761| 1|.016| 4
Maine |1808| 102|1811| 54|.529| 43 |.422| 5|.049| 5
Maryland |1802| 179|1802| 79|.441| 95 |.537| 5|.022| 5
Massachusetts |1802| 232|1802| 131|.324| 91 |.392| 10|.043| 10
Michigan |1814| 38|1823| 17|.447| 18 |.474| 3|.079| 6
Minnesota |1850| 6|1859| 2|.333| 2 |.333| 2|.333| 2
Mississippi |1819| 51|1823| 14|.274| 37 |.725| ...|....| 5
Missouri |1802| 67|1806| 24|.358| 37 |.552| 6|.090| 9
New Hampshire |1817| 78|1808| 47|.602| 28 |.359| 3|.039| 3
New Jersey |1803| 101|1806| 51|.504| 45 |.446| 5|.050| 5
New York |1802| 650|1803| 329|.506| 289 |.444| 32|.050| 31
North Carolina |1803| 190|1805| 63|.331| 127 |.668| ...|....| 8
Ohio |1813| 243|1815| 118|.485| 105 |.432| 20|.083| 19
Oregon |1854| 3|1861| 1|.333| 1 |.333| 1|.333| 1
Pennsylvania |1804| 424|1806| 197|.464| 203 |.479| 24|.057| 24
Rhode Island |1814| 42|1817| 20|.476| 20 |.476| 2|.048| 2
South Carolina |1809| 159|1806| 59|.371| 100 |.628| ...|....| 6
Tennessee |1815| 178|1820| 56|.314| 122 |.686| ...|....| 10
Texas |1840| 11|1853| 3|.272| 8 |.727| ...|....| 2
Vermont |1803| 104|1804| 75|.721| 26 |.250| 3|.029| 3
Virginia |1803| 379|1803| 142|.374| 237 |.615| 4|.011| 13
West Virginia |1863| 1|....| ...|....| ... |....| 1|.000| 1
Wisconsin |1837| 17|1848| 7|.411| 7 |.412| 3|.177| 6
District of | | | | | | | | | |
Columbia |1806| 113|1811| 50|.443| 62 |.549| 1|.008| 1
New Mexico |1852| 5|1861| 1|.200| 3 |.600| 1|.200| 1
Utah |1853| 3|1858| 1|.333| 1 |.333| 1|.333| 1
Washington |1855| 2|1861| 2|.100| ... |....| 1|.500| 1
Nebraska |1858| 2|1862| 1|.500| ... |....| 1|.000| 1
Dakota |1861| 1|....| ...|....| ... |....| 1|.000| 1
Colorado |1863| 1|....| ...|....| ... |....| 1|.000| 1
Nevada |1863| 1|....| ...|....| ... |....| 1|.000| 1
At large |1837| 330|....| 139|.421| 156 |.473| 35|.106| 40
Unknown |1803| 26|....| ...|....| ... |....| ...|....| ...
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Total | |4626| |2020| | | | 210| | 294
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The Totals in the column of Cadets admitted, graduated, and failed to graduate, for each State and Territory, and for the country at large, are obtained from Tables prepared by Capt. Boynton, in his “History of the United States Military Academy.” The per centage of graduates, failures, &c., is calculated from the totals thus obtained. The minute accuracy of the results is slightly effected by the difficulty of assigning the twenty-six Cadets admitted, whose place of residence was unknown, to their respective States. The column of Cadets to which each State and Territory is entitled in the apportionment of members of Congress under the Census of 1860, is official so far as States not involved in rebellion are concerned; the latter is given according to the Census of 1850.

OPINIONS OF COL. THAYER AND OTHERS.

_On the recommendations of the Board of Visitors as to the conditions of admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point._

Extract from a letter of COL. SYLVANUS THAYER, Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, from 1816 to 1831.

“The Extracts from the Report of the Visitors at West Point, for 1863, I have read with the highest satisfaction, not to say admiration. The subject of the admission of Cadets, their number, age, attainments, and mode of appointment, is discussed in the most complete and able manner, _ne laissant rien a desirer_, as far as I can see. I am naturally the more pleased from finding my own views so perfectly reflected in many important particulars. The only difference I notice is the small addition to my standard of attainment for admission. I not only agree to that, but would raise the standard as high as Congress would be willing to adopt. The higher the standard, the more perfect will be the test of capacity. The subject, as you may well suppose, is not a new one with me. More than forty years ago I made my first effort to have the mode of appointment by nomination, done away with, and admission by open competition adopted. My last effort before the late one, was made in 1858, while I was in command of the Corps of Engineers, during the absence of Gen. Totten. At the same time, I recommended a higher standard of attainment, a Board of Improvement, and some of the other changes comprised in my “Propositions,” but with little expectation, however, that my solitary voice would be heeded. After long despairing, I am now encouraged and cheered. Admission by competitive examination, open to all, may not be attained as soon as we wish, but come it must at no distant day. Let every future Board of Visitors recall the attention of the Government to your excellent Report; no new arguments are needed, and let all the publications devoted to the cause of education, agitate the question unceasingly.”

We have been favored with the perusal of the “Propositions,” referred to in Col. Thayer’s letter, and submitted by him to the Secretary of War, in 1863, with “Suggestions for the Improvement of the United States Military Academy.” So far as the Visitors go, their views, and those of Col. Thayer, are almost identical, but Col. Thayer’s communication to the Secretary includes many other suggestions relating to the instruction, discipline, and administration of the institution, which we hope will be adopted by the Secretary, and embodied in the Regulations.

In addition to the modifications suggested by Col. Thayer, we should like to see the theoretical course at West Point reduced to two years; and Special Courses, or Schools of Application and Practice established for the Engineer, Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry service, open only to those who should show natural aptitude, and the proper amount of acquired knowledge, whether graduates of the scientific course of West Point, or any State scientific or classical school, in a competitive examination. In each of these courses or schools, there should be a graduation, and promotion, in the particular service, according to merit. Our whole system of military instruction should terminate in a STAFF SCHOOL, open only to those who, in addition to the knowledge required for graduation in at least two of the above special courses, should have had at least three years actual experience in service. While members of the Staff School, these candidates for the Staff Corps, should, if called for by the State authorities, assist without compensation, in conducting Military Encampments of the Officers of the State Militia, like those held every year in Switzerland, and corresponding to what is known in this country to Teacher’s Institutes. The graduates of the Staff School, should constitute the Staff Corps, from which all vacancies in the higher offices of the Regular Army should be filled, and all appointments to new regiments be made.

EXTRACT from a letter of GEN. H. K. OLIVER.

I have read with the utmost care, the Extract from the Report of the Board of Examiners of the Military Academy at West Point, for the year 1863, and most heartily concur in the views therein set forth, and especially in that portion of it, which recommends a competitive examination of candidates for admission. In all its relations it is right. In fact it stands out prominently as the only proper mode of admittance.

My intimate acquaintance with the Academy, having attended the examination in 1846, by invitation, and again in 1847, as Secretary of the Board of Visitors for that year, enables me to speak with reasonable authority. These visits afforded me opportunities, which I improved to the utmost, and most minutely, to become intimately well informed of the effect of the prevailing method of selection, and of its practical results upon character and scholarship after admission, as well as to know, with what degree of fidelity, the institution was answering the intent of its founding, and the just expectation of the country; and I was then satisfied, and subsequent observation has confirmed me in my opinion, that whatever of deficiency prevailed, was traceable to the method of admission. Faithful teachers and faithful teaching will achieve great results, but they can not make good, incompetent natural endowments, nor infuse vigor and life into sluggish natures. I sincerely hope that the Government will feel the force of your views, and comply with your most commendable recommendations.

RESOLUTION adopted by the American Institute of Instruction at the Annual Meeting in August; 1863.

WHEREAS, the security and honor of this whole country require in the military and naval service the right sort of men with the right sort of knowledge and training; _and whereas_, the military and naval schools established to impart this knowledge and training will fail in their objects, unless young men are selected as students of the right age, with suitable preparatory knowledge, with vigor of body, and aptitude of mind, for the special studies of such schools; _and whereas_, the mode of determining the qualifications and selecting the students, may be made to test the thoroughness of the elementary education given in the several States, therefor

_Resolved_, That the Directors of the American Institute of Instruction are authorized and instructed to memorialize the Congress of the United States, to revise the terms and mode of admission to the National Military and Naval Schools, so as to invite young men of the right spirit, and with vigor and aptitude of mind for mathematical and military studies, who aspire to serve their country in the military and naval service, to compete in open trial before intelligent and impartial examiners in each State, without fear or favor, without reference to the wealth, or poverty, or occupation, or political opinions of their parents or guardians, for such admission, and that in all cases the order of admission shall be according to the personal merits and fitness of the candidate.”

EXTRACT from letter of Prof. Monroe, St. John’s College, Fordham, N.Y.

I rejoice that some one has taken hold of this subject at last. It needs only to be understood to be adopted; for I can not see from what quarter any opposition to it can arise. You rightly observe that “all the educational institutions of the several States” are interested in this mode of appointment. Great Britain, France, and many of the Continental States admit to their military schools the most competent young men who present themselves, and the method is found to be as economical as it is equitable. Long years of _winnowing_ is saved to the Government; for the subjects who present themselves are, of course, the most capable. For several years I was a witness of the beneficial effects produced on youth in France by the stimulation of their energies in order to undergo an examination for admission into the military or naval schools. Our present mode of appointment appears to be an anomaly; for while monarchies find it expedient to adopt a less exclusive mode of sustaining their military organizations, we still cling to one founded on patronage and prerogative. Many of our young men in different colleges and educational institutions have a taste and vocation to the military profession, and have an equal right to compete for a place in the only fields where such a taste can be gratified--viz., in the army and navy. These careers should then be open to them. There is danger and want of policy in suppressing the legitimate aspirations of young men in a nation which is, say what we can, passionately fond of military glory.

EXTRACT from the Report of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 1864.

The main features of the Report of the Visitors for 1863 we most cordially approve, especially its recommendations of competitive examination, and raising the age and qualifications of candidates for admission. The only student who obtained his appointment through competitive examination (introduced into his district by the member of Congress upon whose recommendation he was appointed from the common schools[15] of New York) graduated at the head of his class this year.

[Footnote 15: The successful candidate, out of twenty competitors,
was a member of the Free Academy of the city of New York, and
stood in scholarship about the middle of his class.]

The beneficial effect on schools, as regards both pupils and teachers, of throwing open appointments in civil, as well as in military and naval service, to competition, and giving them to the most meritorious candidates, on examination, is thus commented on in the Report of the Queen’s Commissioners on the Endowed Schools of Ireland:

This measure has received the unanimous approval of our body, who regard it as an effectual method of promoting intermediate education. The experience already obtained respecting the operation of public and competitive examinations, so far as they have hitherto been tried, leaves no doubt on our minds that the extension of this system would, under judicious management, produce very beneficial effects, both in raising the standard of instruction, and in stimulating the efforts of masters and of pupils. The educational tests adapted for examinations for the public service would be, in our opinion, of all others the most general in their character, and therefore, those best calculated to direct the efforts of teachers to that course of mental discipline and moral training, the attainment of which constitutes, in our opinion, the chief object of a liberal education. The experience of the civil service commission has shown the shortcomings of all classes in the most general and most elementary branches of a literary and scientific education.

These views are strongly corroborated by the testimony, appended to the Report, of prominent teachers and educators consulted on the subject:

Prof. Bullen, in the Queen’s College, Cork, remarks:--“No movement ever made will so materially advance education in this country as the throwing open public situations to meritorious candidates. It has given already a great impulse to schools and will give greater. The consequence of throwing the civil service open to the public is already beginning to tell--although only in operation a few months, it has told in a most satisfactory manner in this city; and, from what I can see, it will have the happiest results on education generally.”

Prof. King, Head Master of a Grammar School at Ennis, writes:--“These examinations have already caused improvements in my own school by inducing me to give instruction in branches which I had never taught before.”

The Dean of Elphin, the Archdeacon of Waterford and the Bishop of Doun, advocate the measure on the ground of its tendency to produce competition between schools, and to stimulate private enterprise. The Bishop of Cashel “thought that this competition would be more valuable than the endowment of schools giving education gratuitously.”

In confirmation of the above views, and as an illustration of the benefits likely to accrue both to the cause of education and to the public service from the extension of the system of competitive examinations, we may add that, at the late competitive examination for certificates of merit held by the Royal Dublin Society Mr. Samuel Chapman, who was educated solely by the Incorporated Society, as a foundation boy, obtained the first place and a prize of £5. In consequence of this success the Bank of Ireland immediately appointed him to a clerkship. Mr. Chapman was originally elected to the Pococke Institution, from a parish school, by a competitive examination; and on his leaving the Santry school Prof. Galbraith appointed him his assistant in Trinity College, in consequence of the skill in drawing which he exhibited, and his knowledge of mathematics, as proved by his final examination.

III. COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION AT WEST POINT.

DEBATE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, MAY 18TH, 1864.

The Bill making appropriation for the Military Academy being under consideration, Senator Anthony, of R. Island, remarked on the following amendment:

_And be it further enacted_, That hereafter, in all appointments of cadets to the Military Academy at West Point, the selections for such appointments in the several districts shall be made from the candidates according to their respective merits and qualifications, to be determined under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of War shall from time to time prescribe.

This, Mr. President, is substantially the proposition which I offered at the last session; and although I was not so fortunate as to obtain for it the assent of the Senate, mainly from an apprehension of practical difficulties in carrying out what is admitted to be a desirable reform if it could be effected, yet the general expression of Senators was so much in favor of the principle, and I have been so much strengthened in my views on the subject by subsequent reflection and examination, that I am emboldened to renew it.

I differ entirely from those who are fond of disparaging the Military Academy. It has been of incalculable service to the country; it is the origin and the constant supply of that military science without which mere courage would be constantly foiled, and battles would be but Indian fights on a large scale. Not to speak of the Mexican war, throughout the whole of which West Point shone with conspicuous luster, it is safe to leave the vindication of the Academy to the gallant and able men who have illustrated the annals of the war that is now raging. Nor have its indirect advantages been less marked than its direct. It has kept alive a military spirit, and kept up a good standard of military instruction in the volunteer militia. It furnished, from its graduates who have retired from the Army, scores of men who rushed to the head of our new levies, who organized and instructed them, inspired them with confidence, and led them over many a bloody field to many a glorious victory. Large numbers of our best volunteer officers owe their instruction indirectly to West Point.

To say that no course of military instruction can make a pupil a military genius, can create in him that rare quality that takes in at a glance, almost by intuition, the relative strength of great masses opposed to each other, and that power of combination which can bring an inferior force always in greater number upon the severed portions of a superior force, is very true. To discard military education on that account would be like shutting up the schools and colleges because they can not turn out Miltons and Burkes and Websters. Education does not create, it develops and enlarges and inspires and elevates. It will make the perfect flower, the majestic tree, from the little seed; but it must have the seed. And what I desire is that the Academy at West Point should have the best seed; that its great resources, its careful culture, its scientific appliances, should not be wasted on second-rate material. The Academy has never had a fair chance; the country has not had a fair chance; the boys have not had a fair chance. This is what I want them all to have, and especially the country. I desire that the Academy shall begin, as it goes on, upon the competitive principle. As all its standing, all its honors, are won by competition, so should the original right to compete for them be won. I would give all the youth of the country a fair chance; and, more desirable than that, I would give the country a fair chance for all its youth. I would have the Academy filled up by those young men who, upon examination by competent judges, should be found most likely to render the best service to the country; to make the best officers; whose qualifications, physical, intellectual, and moral, whose tastes and habits, should seem to best fit them for military life.

But, it is objected, no such examination would be infallible. Of course it would not be. No human judgment is infallible. Our deliberations are not infallible; but therefore shall we not deliberate? The decisions of the Supreme Court are not infallible; therefore shall we abolish the court?

A SENATOR. The Senator from New Hampshire would say yes.

MR. ANTHONY. I know the Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. HALE] would say “Yes.” He would abolish both the Academy and the Court, and I can well suppose that the policy which would abolish the one might abolish the other. But although such an examination would not be infallible, it would, if properly organized and properly conducted, accomplish much toward the reform which all admit to be desirable, if it be practicable. It can not be doubted that the young men who would come out best from such a trial would, as a body, be superior to those who are selected upon mere personal preferences, and these preferences generally not for themselves, but for their parents; not for their own qualifications, but as a recognition of the political services of their fathers.

But, again, it was objected when I made this proposition a year ago that it was not equal; because, in giving to any given place of examination, some young men would have further to travel than others! If this objection had not been gravely made by men for whom I have the highest respect I should be tempted to call it puerile. A boy asks the privilege of going a hundred miles to the place of examination, and is told that he can not have it because another boy will have to go two hundred miles, and another but fifty, and it is not equal! The fact that either of them would go five hundred miles on foot for the opportunity of competition is not taken into the account. On the same principle our elections are not equal, for one man must travel further than another to reach the polls. For a boy who can not obtain the means to travel from his home to the place of examination--and there will be very few such of those who would be likely to pass high in the examination--the plan proposed would be no worse, certainly, than the present system; for those who have the means the difference in travel is too small an item to enter into the account.

No plan can be made perfectly equal. Shall we therefore refuse to make a large advance toward equality? Certainly the system which invites a competition from all who are in a condition to avail themselves of it is more equal than that which excludes all competition. But although equality in the advantages of the Academy is very desirable, and although the amendment proposed would be a long step in that direction, it is not for that reason that I urge it. It is not to give all the young men an equal chance for the Academy, it is to give the Academy a chance for the best young men; and although even under this system the best young men will often fail of success, it can not be doubted that many more of them will enter the service than under the present system.

Nor will the advantages of this competition be confined to those who reach the prize for which so many will struggle. An incalculable although an incidental benefit will accrue to the thousands whose youthful hearts will be stirred by an honorable ambition, and who will cultivate their minds by liberal studies and develop their physical power by manly exercises in the struggle upon which the humblest may enter, and in which the proudest can obtain only what he fairly earns. Under the present system the Academy wastes full half its strength upon boys who never ought to be admitted, and whose natural incapacity derives but little benefit from the partial training that they receive there. Under the system proposed, the Academy would exert its influence upon thousands of the brightest and most aspiring boys all over the country, stimulating them to the pursuit of such studies and to the formation of such habits as, if they fail to carry them to West Point, will help to conduct them to usefulness and honor in whatever path of life they may choose.