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WEST POINT CLASS OF 1883 CABINET CARDS.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
WEST POINT CLASS OF 1883 CABINET CARDS.
109 Cabinet cards by Pach Brothers, New York City. All of the cabinet cards have penciled IDs, many notable figures among these photographs include Lt. Willard Young (1852-1936), who was the son of Brigham Young, graduating from West Point in 1872 & a professor in 1883. Young went on to be president of Brigham Young University & other posts in the Mormon Church. Many of the cadets went on to be career officers & generals in the U.S. Military and leaders in late Indian Wars, Spanish American War, & WWI. Cadet Charles Harvey Smith was killed in action, July 1, 1898, commanding & leading his troop in the assault on San Juan Hill. Cadet John William Heard won the Congressional Medal of Honor in Cuba during Span-Am war, later WWI general. Most of the professors had distinguished Civil War service also. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: correspondence between West Point concerning identities of each of the cadets & professors pictured. CONDITION: overall very good, good contrast, scattered soiling, staining & foxing. (02-13515/JS). $2,000-3,000.