George Washington first proposed a military school in 1783. Two decades 36 Washington’s first proposal, on
March 16, 1802, the United States Military Academy opened. It was located at West Point, New York, 50 miles north of
Manhattan. West Point became an important American school in the years before the Civil War, establishing 37 as the
country’s finest school of engineering and science. Its graduates held 38 roles in American life. They 39 began to
serve as junior officers, many later rising to command armies on both sides of the Civil War.
40 the later years of the 19th century, West Point focused on military courses. When the United States entered
World War I, its graduates had charge of almost every major field command.
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