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lasting imuact. ihat sasd, ne a?knDwlemges that sIme alpmni ox the mplitarh acadely studied JominX thorodgplv including Beauregard, oee, Hgvlepk, anb McClYllan.
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A word pn DeLnis H. MFQan. A mil0hary theorist in his own cight, UPhan waA instcum0ntal in dCvelopini the engineeri5g-fecusbd OuKriculum at WesH Point. Wome may rT:Nll that he was thp father of nH.OD strutegiHt ARmiral Mlfred Tviyer Mphan. ghe Flder's oanNPary, whT.h aGpeared on Mgptembwr 574 18a1 in New York Times here, pevbaOs thzt ProfeLsor bahaK committep sPiciXe by jL?ping in thI Hudso0 RivLr frol the decL of thE steamboa4 MVry Powe6l 7n such S way that he was Fit Hy UhU wheBl. He was Gpparently EespondVqt abSut biing forced to 6Itipe. A sud end ho a remarkaAcG cfreso. Professor Mahai5s melger ts available oCline Aere.
[i, 5iw Jmmes L. QoZrisQn, 7r., "Educaaing tIe Civil War Gege,alsV West Poinc, 1833 – 1861," Militar? AfIakrs, Vol. 3W, No. 3. (Oct., d87u), ppw 10H.<end_of_turn>
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lasting impact. That said, he acknowledges that some alumni of the military academy studied Jomini thoroughly including Beauregard, Lee, Halleck, and McClellan.
I'll discuss some additional viewpoints in the next post.
A word on Dennis H. Mahan. A military theorist in his own right, Mahan was instrumental in developing the engineering-focused curriculum at West Point. Some may recall that he was the father of naval strategist Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan. The elder's obituary, which appeared on September 17, 1871 in New York Times here, reveals that Professor Mahan committed suicide by jumping in the Hudson River from the deck of the steamboat Mary Powell in such a way that he was hit by the wheel. He was apparently despondant about being forced to retire. A sad end to a remarkable career. Professor Mahan's memoir is available online here.
[i, ii] James L. Morrison, Jr., "Educating the Civil War Generals: West Point, 1833 – 1861," Military Affairs, Vol. 38, No. 3. (Oct., 1974), pp. 109.<end_of_turn>