New-York tribune., 1869-06-03
UEST POINT.
OPENING OF THE EXAMINATION EXERCISES
IFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

IFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
WEST POINT, June 2-The regular annual ex-
animation OF the Cadets Of the United States Military
Academy began this morning, at O'Clock. II will be
many days before the examination OF the Graduating
Glass is finished and during that time the other classes
will have ample opportunity brush up in their studies
and 10 prepare for the dread ordeal of meeting the Board
From O'Clock until the First Class were before the
Board in the Library and were examined the subject
Of Military Engineering including the construction Gl
movements, &C. Among the plans described ana uls,
cussed those OF 1874 the Battle of Gettysburg ana
the assault on Fort Wagner This subject, one OF the
most important the West Point eurnculum IL en-
braces In fact the whOle sClenSe Oh war VIII ar
will be tested In the knowledge OF Ethics and Law.
sannternS about the beautiful grounds of the Academy
since early morning on account OF the incessant ram
AS write IL is coming down with heavy pour as II an
tho celestial watercars had been opened once, and
thore were no end to the supply Of water. -, D.
side tho Board who all here the only notabes on he
ground since Monday were Gems Nore and Butterfeld'
both OF whom have left.
about 20 graduate so in number there are u soldiers az
OF whom have seen active service in the Held Many OF
Eye. 10 years old was First Lieutenant IN the ISL
yate IN the Signal Corps VIM l. Reese was FIRST Ser
geant In the Goth Kentucky; Edward W. Brady 49, was
private in the lst Indiana Heavy Artillery; Earl d.
Thomas, TO- Sergeant In the sh Illinois Erie Ber.
gland o. who stood first in his class last year. was First
lieutenant IN the nth Illinois; VIM Rawson, 49, was
private in the 9Th Illinois; Charles Morton, 20. was
private in the Missouri Engineers; VIM. c. ftzsin.
MONS a. who was NTH in his last year, was First
Lieutenant and Adtutaut Of the llth Michigan Cavalry
VIM W. Robinson, 10 private In the 7th Wisconsin
Wells w. LeggGtt, 49, was "a Captain and Aldedecamp'
and John G. BOurRe 90 private IN the 18th Penn
sylvana The class OF 1863 which graduated last year
contained As soldiers the class Of 1866 contains 10 ana
the class Of 1861 which graduates In 1871, numbers
young veterans among its members.
Among the recent additions 10 the rolls OF the Acad-
emy-and this season these additions made every
day day-is the name Of young Quincy OIL Gilmore. q
of General O. A. Gilmore, and grandsOn OF Mr
Timothy O'Maher who has held for more than forty
years the position Of Commssary Of Cadets at the Acad
emy. Young Gilmore arrived to-day In the second
Glass Is Charles B. Scoed Of General ScOhed In
the Graduating Class Is O General Aufur and also
OF Quartermaster General Perrine, OF NeWJersey
the that graduated last year the son OF Dr
Metcae, the celebrated surgeon also sons Of Admral
Dahlgren, Admiral Farragut, General A. W. Whippe'
General ROdman and nephew OF General Pope.
At o'clock the cadets engaged In the exercises OF the
Trooper in the great Riding Hail. As an old lady visitor
said this afternoon It's great deal better than the
circus" although the good soul could not forbear enter
ing her protest against the pistol firing The riding was
excellent aud the exercise with the saber and psto
most admirable. Very few Turks Heads" were missed
by the flashing steel the cork bullet the riders
rushing at headong speed slashed at the dummies with
their sabers sought bring them down with ball The
hurdle jumping the riding without strrups and then the
bareback riding done by hOrsemen who Will never
be with good bit OF hOrsehesh under them and
stout bride rein at hand.
Tomorrow the examination continues In the after
there will be battalion drl should u rain.
hours exercise under cover with the sword and bayonet