used
universal sympathy. It is said that Washington himself, whom some
historians censure because he did not save Andr['e], wept upon
hearing the circumstances of his death, but under military law
his execution was inevitable. Arnold, however, escaped the
punishment he so richly merited. He was commissioned
brigadier-general in the British army and received L6,315 for his
property losses. He was employed in several operations during the
remaining period of the war but later when he went to England he
met with neglect and scorn that probably hastened his death. In
1821 Andr['e]'s remains were taken to England and interred there; at
the same time a memorial was erected in Westminster Abbey.

[Illustration: Maj. Andr['e]

The picture was drawn by Andr['e] without the aid of a looking-glass
on the morning of the day fixed for his execution. A respite of
twenty-four hours was, however, given. To Maj. Tomlinson, then
acting as officer of the guard, Andr['e] presented the sketch.]

Some time later Washington recommended West Point to Congress as a site
for a military school, but it was not until 1802 that the academy was
established. There are many notable memorials of early days and
distinguished soldiers here.

By far the greater number of America's distinguished generals and
soldiers since the War of Independence have been graduates of
West Point. These include U. S. Grant, Philip Henry Sheridan,
William Sherman, George P. McClellan, Thomas J. (Stonewall)
Jackson (Confederate), Robert E. Lee (Confederate) and Richard
Henry Anderson (Confederate). Grant was appointed to West Point
in 1839; he was a good horseman and good in mathematics, but
graduated in 21t place in a class of 39. Sherman, on the other
hand, stood near the head of his class when he graduated in 1839.
Lee was commissioned in the engineering corps upon his graduation
in 1829. The most notable commanding officers in the American
army during the World War, including, of course, Gen. Pershing,
were West Point graduates; the most conspicuous exception,
perhaps, was Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood, who began his career as a
surgeon.

[Illustration: West Point and the Highlands, 1868

This picture, published shortly after the Civil War, gives a good
idea of the dress and uniform of the period, as well as a typical
battery. Note t