New Jersey Appointed Cadets to West Point and in the Civil War 1818 to 1865

The United States Military Academy has been an elite institution at West Point, NY that has provided a strong education for young men (now also women) to lead the troops and formations into battle. The research in this study focuses on the appointments of young men by New Jersey as cadets to the academy, their achievements in studies as well as their military careers and service into the U.S. Civil War (from 1861 to 1865).