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Battle Monument is a large Tuscan column monument located on Trophy Point at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, designed by Stanford White.
Jun 8, 2012 · The Battle Monument contains the names of 2,230 officers and enlisted men of the regular army who were killed or died of wounds received in battle during the Civil War. It was dedicated on May 31, 1897.
Battle Monument at Trophy Point. The inscription is simple: In memory of the Officers and Men of the Regular Army of the United States who fell in battle during the War of the Rebellion this monument is erected by their surviving comrades. .
The oldest monument is the Cadet Monument, dedicated in 1818 and located in the West Point Cemetery, while the newest is the US Grant statue, located across from Battle Monument and dedicated in 2019.
Jun 15, 2009 · The first trophies to come to West Point were guns captured in 1777 during the Battles of Saratoga. At the end of the American Revolution, West Point maintained over 160 cannon for the fledgling United States Army.
Battle Monument is a large doric column monument located on Trophy Point at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. Designed by Stanford White, it was dedicated on 30 May 1897 by surviving Civil War veterans. The monument was financed by monthly contributions from the pay of the officers and soldiers of the regular army.
The Battle Monument at West Point was erected in 1896 by Civil War Union veterans. The monument was estimated to cost $45,000, to be funded by contributions from enlisted men and officers.
Trophy Point is a scenic overlook of the Hudson River Valley located at West Point, New York. It has been the subject of numerous works of art since the early 19th century. Trophy Point is the location of Battle Monument, one of the largest columns of granite in the world.
Battle Monument is a large Tuscan column monument located on Trophy Point at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, designed by Stanford White.
----- In the New York riots against the draft of 1863, word reached West Point that a mob was going to visit and burn the Academy. Ball cartridges were issued to the cadets. Pickets of cadets with a field gun at each point were established at North and South Docks and Gee's Point.
