Historical Vignette 015 - Establishing the Corps of Engineers on March 16, 1802. The independent Corps of Engineers was created by Congress in the Military Peace Establishment Act of March 16, 1802, and was organized as a military academy with the Chief Engineer serving as its superintendent. It was to be based in West Point, New York.
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- Ulysses S. Grant, who would go on to become the commanding general of the US army and president of the US, was a member of the United States Military Academy (West Point) class of 1843. Grant finished the demanding military and intellectual curriculum of the academy in 39th place out of his class, placing him 21st overall.
- The independent Corps of Engineers was created by Congress in the Military Peace Establishment Act of March 16, 1802, and was organized as a military academy with the Chief Engineer serving as its superintendent. It was to be based in West Point, New York.
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