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Lists of names are such fun!
An item in the June 13, 1900 edition of the New York Times in New York State, about Will's class at West Point.
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WEST POINT GRADUATES.
Standing of the Members of the Class of This Year.
WEST POINT, N.Y., June 12 – The standing of the graduating class in general merit was announced this afternoon, and the members will be graduated to-morrow morning in the following order:
1. George B. Pillsbury, Lowell, mass.
2. Edward M. Adams, New Orleans, La.
3. Gustave R. Lukesh, Akron, Ohio.
4. Edmund M. Rhett, Charleston, S. C.
5. John R. Slatery, Athens, Ohio.
6. Charles R. Lamson, Gloucester, Mass.
7. Francis A. Pope, Topeka, Kan.g
8. Gilbert A. Youngberg, Cannon Falls, Minn.
9. Stanley B. Hamilton, Reno, Nev.
10. Joseph A. Bear, Reading, Penn.
11. Frank Whitlock, Winona, Minn.
12. Charles F. Martin, Claredon, Ark.
13. Robert E. Wood, Kansas City, Mo.
14. Willis V. Morris, Dayton, Washington.
15. William P. Stokey, Canton, Ohio.
16. William I. Westervelt, Corpus Christi, Texas.
17. Edwin G. Davis, Samaria, Idaho.
18. Walter S. Grant, Ithaca, N. Y.
19. Frederick L. Buck, Erie, Penn.
20. Jay P. Hopkins, Cassopolis, Mich.
21. Charles M. Wesson, Centreville, Md.
22. L. T. Hilman, Indianapolis, Ind.
23. Upton Birnie, Jr., Philadelphia, Penn.
24. Archibold H. Sunderland, Deavan, Ills.
25. Clarence Deems, Jr., Baltimore, Md.
26. Raymond H. Fenner, Virginia City, Mont.
27. Morton C. Mumma, Findlay, Ohio.
28. Charles L. J. Frohwitter, Boston, Mass.
29. Frank P. Amos, Kimball, Neb.
30. Edward P. Nones, Louisville, Ky.
31. Herman Glade, Brundwick, Ind.
32. Arthur P. Shide, Port Chester, N. Y.
33. Clifford C. Carson, Muncie, Ind.
34. Harry E. Mitchell, Mattoon, Ill.
35. Julian A. Benjamin, Garrison, N. Y.
36. Ernest E. Allen, St. Louis, Mo.
37. John Watson, Merriam, Kan.
38. Samuel R. Gleaves, Wytheville, Va.
39. Frank S. Bowen, Sharonville, Ohio.
40. Fred C. Doyle, Boston, Mass.
41. Lewis S. Merry, San Antonio, Texas.
42. James P. Robinson, Ottawa, Kan.
43. James Goethe, Varnville, S. C.
44. Robert E. Jackson, Middletown, Conn.
45. Varie S. D. Dixon, Dixon, Ky.
46. Verin L. S. Rockwell, Monroeton, Penn.
47. Pressby K. Brier, Winsbora, S. C.
48. George T. Perkins, La Crosse, Wis.
49. John W. Wilen, Martinsburg, West Va.
50. John McManus, Chester, Penn.
51. George B. Comly, Indianapolis, Ind.
52. Augustine McIntyre, Chattanooga, Tenn.
53. Charles G. Harvey, St. Louis, Mo.
54. Richard M. Thomas, Wilkesbarre, Penn.
The first five are designated as “star” members and have their choice of any branch of the service. The next five can choose either ordnance, artillery, cavalry, or infantry. The next group of twenty have the choice between artillery, cavalry, or infantry, and the remaining twenty-four have choice only between cavalry or infantry.
Standing of the Members of the Class of This Year.
WEST POINT, N.Y., June 12 – The standing of the graduating class in general merit was announced this afternoon, and the members will be graduated to-morrow morning in the following order:
1. George B. Pillsbury, Lowell, mass.
2. Edward M. Adams, New Orleans, La.
3. Gustave R. Lukesh, Akron, Ohio.
4. Edmund M. Rhett, Charleston, S. C.
5. John R. Slatery, Athens, Ohio.
6. Charles R. Lamson, Gloucester, Mass.
7. Francis A. Pope, Topeka, Kan.g
8. Gilbert A. Youngberg, Cannon Falls, Minn.
9. Stanley B. Hamilton, Reno, Nev.
10. Joseph A. Bear, Reading, Penn.
11. Frank Whitlock, Winona, Minn.
12. Charles F. Martin, Claredon, Ark.
13. Robert E. Wood, Kansas City, Mo.
14. Willis V. Morris, Dayton, Washington.
15. William P. Stokey, Canton, Ohio.
16. William I. Westervelt, Corpus Christi, Texas.
17. Edwin G. Davis, Samaria, Idaho.
18. Walter S. Grant, Ithaca, N. Y.
19. Frederick L. Buck, Erie, Penn.
20. Jay P. Hopkins, Cassopolis, Mich.
21. Charles M. Wesson, Centreville, Md.
22. L. T. Hilman, Indianapolis, Ind.
23. Upton Birnie, Jr., Philadelphia, Penn.
24. Archibold H. Sunderland, Deavan, Ills.
25. Clarence Deems, Jr., Baltimore, Md.
26. Raymond H. Fenner, Virginia City, Mont.
27. Morton C. Mumma, Findlay, Ohio.
28. Charles L. J. Frohwitter, Boston, Mass.
29. Frank P. Amos, Kimball, Neb.
30. Edward P. Nones, Louisville, Ky.
31. Herman Glade, Brundwick, Ind.
32. Arthur P. Shide, Port Chester, N. Y.
33. Clifford C. Carson, Muncie, Ind.
34. Harry E. Mitchell, Mattoon, Ill.
35. Julian A. Benjamin, Garrison, N. Y.
36. Ernest E. Allen, St. Louis, Mo.
37. John Watson, Merriam, Kan.
38. Samuel R. Gleaves, Wytheville, Va.
39. Frank S. Bowen, Sharonville, Ohio.
40. Fred C. Doyle, Boston, Mass.
41. Lewis S. Merry, San Antonio, Texas.
42. James P. Robinson, Ottawa, Kan.
43. James Goethe, Varnville, S. C.
44. Robert E. Jackson, Middletown, Conn.
45. Varie S. D. Dixon, Dixon, Ky.
46. Verin L. S. Rockwell, Monroeton, Penn.
47. Pressby K. Brier, Winsbora, S. C.
48. George T. Perkins, La Crosse, Wis.
49. John W. Wilen, Martinsburg, West Va.
50. John McManus, Chester, Penn.
51. George B. Comly, Indianapolis, Ind.
52. Augustine McIntyre, Chattanooga, Tenn.
53. Charles G. Harvey, St. Louis, Mo.
54. Richard M. Thomas, Wilkesbarre, Penn.
The first five are designated as “star” members and have their choice of any branch of the service. The next five can choose either ordnance, artillery, cavalry, or infantry. The next group of twenty have the choice between artillery, cavalry, or infantry, and the remaining twenty-four have choice only between cavalry or infantry.
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1.
The standing of the graduating class in general merit was announced this afternoon
Wikipedia says:
A cadet's class rank, which determines their Army branch and assignment upon graduation, is calculated as a combination of academic performance (55%), military leadership performance (30%), and physical fitness and athletic performance (15%).
I don't know if it was the same back in 1900. And I don't know how military leadership performance and physical fitness and athletic performance are determined.
2.
1. George B. Pillsbury, Lowell, mass.
Of course I wanted to know what became of the #1 in Will's class, and I found in:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/18045
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) George Bigelow Pillsbury, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Corps Engineer, 2d Army Corps, from October 1918 to January 1919, Colonel Pillsbury displayed professional qualifications of an exceptionally high order. During operations which broke the Hindenburg line between Cambrai and St. Quentin his tireless energy and highly efficient work contributed in a marked degree to the success of the operations of the corps.
So we've got George Pillsbury as a Colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers in Europe in World War I, earning the Army Distinguished Service Medal, when Will, also a Colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers in World War I, was back home working on getting soldiers ready to go over to Europe. Maybe Will was jealous, but I doubt it.
3.
3. Gustave R. Lukesh, Akron, Ohio.
Will's two fellow Ohio cadet appointees in 1896 were William C. Gillmore of Lorain and Herman W. Albery of Columbus, with Earl H. Noel of Ashland as alternate. See:
1896-04-03 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING WILL
I don't see any of them in this list, however, and likewise, the Ohio graduates mentioned here, other than Will, were not mentioned in the 1896 article.
4.
4. Edmund M. Rhett, Charleston, S. C.
I checked, and found that this Rhett was related to the firebreathing Confederate Rhetts of South Carolina. Interesting. From:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rhett-10
Edmund was born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, on April 7, 1877. He was the last, of six children, born to Alfred Moore Rhett, and Marie Alice Sparks. His father had been a Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, who had commanded Fort Sumter until 1863.
He died of influenza in October 1918.
5.
15. William P. Stokey, Canton, Ohio.
Will was 15th in his class, but the Canton newspaper put their local boy in the top 10.
1900-06-19 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL
6.
24. Archibold H. Sunderland, Deavan, Ills.
The spelling of the first name surprised me, so I checked, and found it was Archibald, not Archibold. Wikipedia says:
Archibald Henry Sunderland (December 2, 1876 – October 31, 1963) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Philippine–American War and World War I, he attained the rank of major general and was most notable for his service as the Army's Chief of Coast Artillery from 1936 to 1940, after which he retired from the military.
Also, according to Wikipedia, he was from Delavan, Illinois, not Deavan:
Archibald Henry Sunderland was born on his family's farm near Delavan, Illinois on December 2, 1876, the son of Edward and Jennie (Adams) Sunderland.
6.
40. Fred C. Doyle, Boston, Mass.
Of course I wonder if his full first name was indeed Fred and not Frederick, like our Fred Stokey. Alas, a quick google got me nothing.
7.
The first five are designated as “star” members and have their choice of any branch of the service. The next five can choose either ordnance, artillery, cavalry, or infantry. The next group of twenty have the choice between artillery, cavalry, or infantry, and the remaining twenty-four have choice only between cavalry or infantry.
So the first tier gets the choice of five branches, the second tier gets four, and so on. The article doesn't mention what the fifth branch is, besides ordnance, artillery, cavalry, and infantry, and when I googled I couldn't figure it out because things are different now. I think it must be the Army Corps of Engineers, given the information (incorrect, but never mind) in an item in the Stark County Democrat the following month:
1900-07-27 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL
At West Point those who stand highest in their classes are assigned to the engineering corps. Stokey stood well in his classes. He preferred the artillery corps to that of engineering, and was therefore given his choice.
The standing of the graduating class in general merit was announced this afternoon
Wikipedia says:
A cadet's class rank, which determines their Army branch and assignment upon graduation, is calculated as a combination of academic performance (55%), military leadership performance (30%), and physical fitness and athletic performance (15%).
I don't know if it was the same back in 1900. And I don't know how military leadership performance and physical fitness and athletic performance are determined.
2.
1. George B. Pillsbury, Lowell, mass.
Of course I wanted to know what became of the #1 in Will's class, and I found in:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/18045
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) George Bigelow Pillsbury, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Corps Engineer, 2d Army Corps, from October 1918 to January 1919, Colonel Pillsbury displayed professional qualifications of an exceptionally high order. During operations which broke the Hindenburg line between Cambrai and St. Quentin his tireless energy and highly efficient work contributed in a marked degree to the success of the operations of the corps.
So we've got George Pillsbury as a Colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers in Europe in World War I, earning the Army Distinguished Service Medal, when Will, also a Colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers in World War I, was back home working on getting soldiers ready to go over to Europe. Maybe Will was jealous, but I doubt it.
3.
3. Gustave R. Lukesh, Akron, Ohio.
Will's two fellow Ohio cadet appointees in 1896 were William C. Gillmore of Lorain and Herman W. Albery of Columbus, with Earl H. Noel of Ashland as alternate. See:
1896-04-03 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING WILL
I don't see any of them in this list, however, and likewise, the Ohio graduates mentioned here, other than Will, were not mentioned in the 1896 article.
4.
4. Edmund M. Rhett, Charleston, S. C.
I checked, and found that this Rhett was related to the firebreathing Confederate Rhetts of South Carolina. Interesting. From:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rhett-10
Edmund was born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, on April 7, 1877. He was the last, of six children, born to Alfred Moore Rhett, and Marie Alice Sparks. His father had been a Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, who had commanded Fort Sumter until 1863.
He died of influenza in October 1918.
5.
15. William P. Stokey, Canton, Ohio.
Will was 15th in his class, but the Canton newspaper put their local boy in the top 10.
1900-06-19 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL
6.
24. Archibold H. Sunderland, Deavan, Ills.
The spelling of the first name surprised me, so I checked, and found it was Archibald, not Archibold. Wikipedia says:
Archibald Henry Sunderland (December 2, 1876 – October 31, 1963) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Philippine–American War and World War I, he attained the rank of major general and was most notable for his service as the Army's Chief of Coast Artillery from 1936 to 1940, after which he retired from the military.
Also, according to Wikipedia, he was from Delavan, Illinois, not Deavan:
Archibald Henry Sunderland was born on his family's farm near Delavan, Illinois on December 2, 1876, the son of Edward and Jennie (Adams) Sunderland.
6.
40. Fred C. Doyle, Boston, Mass.
Of course I wonder if his full first name was indeed Fred and not Frederick, like our Fred Stokey. Alas, a quick google got me nothing.
7.
The first five are designated as “star” members and have their choice of any branch of the service. The next five can choose either ordnance, artillery, cavalry, or infantry. The next group of twenty have the choice between artillery, cavalry, or infantry, and the remaining twenty-four have choice only between cavalry or infantry.
So the first tier gets the choice of five branches, the second tier gets four, and so on. The article doesn't mention what the fifth branch is, besides ordnance, artillery, cavalry, and infantry, and when I googled I couldn't figure it out because things are different now. I think it must be the Army Corps of Engineers, given the information (incorrect, but never mind) in an item in the Stark County Democrat the following month:
1900-07-27 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL
At West Point those who stand highest in their classes are assigned to the engineering corps. Stokey stood well in his classes. He preferred the artillery corps to that of engineering, and was therefore given his choice.
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