The New York herald., 1870-06-16

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GOOD ADVICE WELL GIVEN
This address the sacreary deliysrei IN a Gear,
not read tie erect was all the more telling. 1t did
not occupy over ifleen minutes ume, and was lis
eaed ITO to win rapt attention , by everybody pres,
Of tie yolun.eeis during TIE war was certainly
something novel Tor an address to the graduates,
and was or that reason all the more worthy OF men
uon. Everybody knows tie contempt great many
West Point graduates lad az the outset OF the rebel.
lion Tor our citizen sold,ery and their officers and
how they lost no opportunity TO make 1t known.
Even alter the rcnk and liie ol the volunteers had,
by their bravery lifted West Point officers into high
places ana the war had come 20 glorious close, this
contempt OF the regulars for the volunteers dli not
wholly die out. There were during the war; and there
are now, very many exceptions to the general rule
but the fact remains the Same hat West Point grad.
yates can neyer as general thing see anything good
fought during the war. The way an officer in the
regular army vino graduated on the battle Held ard
not rom th.s place Is treated by those who Obtained
their diplomas here cannot nave failed TO have very
uniavcrabiy impressed any one who ever has had
the circumstances General Belknap's address was
not only novelty: but noble tribute to the worth
OF tnelr devotion and or tneir patriotism was
clothed IN words that were NOT harsh to
indirectly that West Pointers should not think Hl
hat they and they alone all the perfection and
virtue IN It the tI ana and that tney alone We're ne
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too much experience in the late war 10 counne
himself to Inc beaten tracks Of many Of his
edecessors, and in giving West Pointers the ad.
vice he did he told them many truths which
the regulars may not like to hear .old but
which for all thai are truths just the same. West
Point in the future Will probaafy bear in mind that
"the written history Of the nations are filed
with the gallant actions Of cit zen soIders,n ana
tat some good can come Out ol place that is
not West Point.
WAR RECORD OF THE GLASS;
III, rhe e following members OF the graduating class, 1t
IN practice. The following is their war record:-
A. E. Wood entered the service OF the United
| company Thirteenth Iowa infantry, during
tine entire late war. he was in the te OF Shiloh,
Ap Il and Z 1882, where he was woulded slightly In
the and neck The siege OF Corinth, May 1862;
the tie o. Corinth, October and4, 1862; Grants
campaign throhgh Central Mississippi towards Jack.
son, and return to Memphis November aud
December, 1902; sieges vicksburg and Jack
son, MISS, May, June and July, 1858; sher
to the town Of Meridian Miss. February 1854.
shermans campaign in northern Georgia during
winch he was liz the battle OF Big Shapty June
IL, 1864; the battle OF kenesaw Mountain, Micka-
JACK Creek, ,oy, Jay g. l, ISL the siege of Al.
July %; sherman's march to Savannah;
linas ana Virginia to Washington b. G., during
which he was In the engagements of the Salkehat-
FAVE G r. e. g. To- lsSS sG
%, 1885, he mustered out Of the United States
service July q, 1866.
18th OF April, 1851. In the First Vermont infantry;
stationed at Newport News, Va. Re.entered the
cadet from the army by the late Piesident Ilp9cl1,
Engaged IN the following battles and sieges:-
Pegl.sslar Gampagn !ag aud seven days battles
7sgss s % eSsnss oak Swamp na% MAJ ss
R Maryland
bns road Deep n
Frankl'n,s Fran CROSSING; Gettysburg campaign-Funks-
y. j. Buchanan, enlisted as private in First United
States Shapsooters Colonel Berdan), in November,
1861. at Utica n. T.; was mustered into service at
same place. Saw first service ON Peninsula with
Mcclellan. Regiment. was assigned 10 Army OF
Was never absent from any regiment single
day, was never wounded was never IN hospital; was
days battles before Richmond, Antietam, Cnan-
cellorsvlle Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Wilderness
rs; as
was mustered out Of service In November, 1864, at
expiration Of term Of enlistment.
York artillery Light; mustered into service for
three years So, or during during the war on May 81, 1854;
Washington; in hospital during latter part OF SER
vice and on sick leave OF absence until resigned,
health. -,
James r. Wasson, enlisted at Des Moines, Iowa,
January 1854, 4 In Company b. Thirty fourth reei-
Texas was with Banks expedition up p Red river,
the spring Of 1904, and was in the engagements
around Alexandra, La, and Of the releat to the
the entrance Of Mobile Bay; was present
Gaines and Morgan; served next IN Mississippi 're-
serve corps" under General J. J. Reynolds; engaged
vicinity OF Morganza and along the Atchafaaya;
took part In the campaign against Mobile March
1865 and surrender Of Mobile same month; then
went to Texas. where remained till close Of war; and
was mustered out OF service at Houston, Texas in
months; never wounded orsck.
G. A. Woodruff served in battles al Harpers Ferry
South Mountain Pass, Williamsport Manassas Gap,
Culpepper Court House, Keleys Ford, Locust Grove,
Nine Run, wilderness, spoisylvanla Court House,
severely wounded four times; on Sd Of June, 1864,
was commissioned lieutenant
Edward T.. Wood entered the service as private
September 27, 1862 In the Seventeenth Pennsylvania
volunteer cavalry; mustered out August, IL, 1865;
served In the campaigns and battles OF the cavalry
corps, Army Of the Potomac under Generals Pleas
anton and Sheridan; also in the Valley campaign
OF General Sheridan and in The last campaign against
OF different kinds, among Others Kilpatrick's and
Sheridan's raids, first days of Wilderness Coal Har
Dor, Winchester, Five Forks and Sailors Greek;
served rs private, conlmssary sergeant, first SER
geant, first lieutenant acting adjutant Of regiment
and for short time acting assistant commssary Of
musters on saff OF First cavalry division.
Henry Reed enlisted IN service lrwenty-fourtl
Wisconsin Infantry August o. 1892 was IN battles
OF Perryville Murfreesboro, Chckamauga, Cnalta-
nooga, Knoxville, Atlanta campaign, Atlanta Nash
vile; mustered out as first lieutenant January 49,
1865.
Henry g. La Point enlisted August 81 1soi dis.
charged July g. 1865, Battery K, FIRST Vermont ar
tillery eleventh Vermont Volunteers, Second
brigade, Second division, Sixth Army Corps. Was in