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Corps of Engineers, United States Army,
and had also been Superintendent Of the
West Point Academy. lie was strict dis
ciplinarian and gave his cadets great
deal of out-of-door work, lang practice
marches being his hobby. Four hundred
and sixty-seysn OF the cadets graduated
from this academy have seen service in
the American Army and fifty in the Navy.
Famous Norwich Graduates.
Among the graduates Of this school in
which Dewey received his first martial
training were, Gen. G, NJ. Dodge, Gen. r.
H. Milroy. Gen. George p. Buell., Gen. t.
E. C Ransom, and Gen Frederick W. Lam
der
The old school has been removed from
Norwich to Mortified. Among the Dew
eys graduated from the school were George
Dewey the Admiral; John ". Dewey, VINO
served through the Civil War, was cap
tain in the Second Regiment, United States
sharpshooters, and William s. Dewey,
who served through the Civil War was a
private in q cavalry regiment. Three Nor
wich cadets have commanded American
fleets in the Pacific: They are George
Dewey, Rear Admiral Carpenter, and Com
mander Josiah Tatnall
Called Him .1Doc,' Dewey.
A member of the Norwich class of 1855
has written this about Dewey's first cadet
ship:
we always called him Doc Dewey, 1
suppose because his father was a physi-
clan. He was the first to drill me in squad
drill after / entered the old South Bar
racks. lie became proficient in drill and
was the captain of my company when We
went to Burlington and Ticonderoga- He
was as full CT fun as an egg is of meat, and
he and Bill E were the most popular
cadets in the school. His rcom was re-
SORT for US when we were of duty. Doc
Dewey had no bad qualities about him. He
was manly fellow and was fond of music.
Many a time have we congregated in
Dewey's room and sung Old South Bar
racks Ohi'''
The Old South Enr-acks
THE Old South Barracks CHI" is a jolly
song of sixteen stanzas. The first follows:
Come pour the ruby wine. my boys,
And give a loud bravo
For our tried and true companions
Who have left long ago:
They are scattered ON the eceGn
OF lifess Pleasures and life's woe,
And ne er again may shout with
The song which the Norwich cadets used
to sing On all public occasions. reunions
and gatherings of cadets, bears the same
relation 10 that school that Benny Ha-
vens OH" does to West Point.
Makes Ready for the Navy
Dewey had a classmate at Norwich who
had nautical aspirations and wanted to en-
ter the Navy. He was opposed in this by
his parents who desired that he should en-
ter the pulpit His name was George
Spaulding. He secured an appointment to
the Naval Academy through Senator Focta,
and George Dewey was named as alternate.
Spauldings parents prevailed and the ap-
pointment fell to the lot of Dewey. Ge5rge
Spaulding is now the Rev Dr. Spaulding,
of Syracuse N. Y. and when the news
OF the destruction of Montojo's fleet was re-
ceived, he preached a juhilation sermon on
the victory of his former classmate.
Classmates nj Norwich.
There were many famous men then, as
now, among the trustees Of the Norwich
Institute. Included in the list in Deweyis
day We're Alvah CroclSer General william
E. Lewis, Horace Webster. the Rev DR..
William Beach Larence, Gen. C. H. Peas
lee, Gen. F. ". Hopkins, Col Jacob Kent,
and Major Gen. James T. Pratt Franklin
Pierce, President of the United States, was
also a member CT the governing board of
the institution.
Dewey's classmates at Norwich were:
Delano +. Andrews OF Norwich; Samuel +.
Briggs, Bella 5. Buei, Of spencerport, n. Y; Ma
jor William S Burton, New York city; Arthur
Chase, deceased; Col. Charles H. Lewis, New
YORK city; Charles H. Long. Of CIaremont n.
H.; William NJ Bates, New York city; Benjamin
NJ Beckwith, of Plattsburg, n. Y; Frederick T.
Bckford, OF Montpelier, Vt; William c. Blanch-
ard, OF Lowell Mass; Lloyd H. Bowers, Of Pom
fret Conn; William B. Burbank deceased; En-
ory Burns, Of Raleigh. n C; James B. Cleve-
land. Of New Orleans; d. X. Connet ock Christie
pher g. Crump, of Lyndon, Vt; Thomas H. Da-
Wis, Of Richmond, Va; john W Dewey OF Maid
stone, Vt, cousin Of George; George B. French,
OF Proctorsville, Vt; Thomas German deceased
Alfred G. Hall, deceased; Edward X Harris
James Hollisten, Of Glastonbury. Conn; Franklin
Hutchinson, of Norwich, Vt; Edward Jaeger,
D. c. Lazele, Osian f. Learnard, of Lawrence
Kan; Charles V. Lord Of Bangor Me-; Henry
G. Miller, OF South Glastonbury, Conn; Sayle;
Nichols, Of Burlington, Vt; George oicott, de
ceased Egbert Phelps, Of Joliet, III: Edward p
Reynolds, John NJ Sehoil, Of Norristown Pa
II. W. Sewall, deceased; L. II. Seymour. Of Mid
! dlebury, Vt; Nathaniel S. Shaw, deceased; Will
lam spaulding, of Derby Line, VT; Thomas Tur
ner, CT Norwich, VT; \. +. Turner OF Norwich
VT; Washington II. Yernilye, jr OF New Yorl
city; Daniel W Washhlru of Drooklyu y Y