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Reinterment

Latest comment: 16 years ago3 comments3 people in discussion

What is the source for the statement of reinterment in 1877? According to West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition (New York, 2002), Thayer was interred at West Point in November 1872, during which the entire cadet corps, for the only time in history, fired a volley over his grave.

The source of this article, save the Thayer Academy stuff that's shoehorned in, was an article in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, not available online. Stevesliva 19:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

According to Sylvanus Thayer: A Biography by James William Kershner p. 335 (accessed via Google Books), originally presented as an 1975 PhD Thesis and therefore given some weight: 8 November 1877, Thayer was buried in the post cemetery with many honors (and a great many details). BusterD 16:32, 21 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

Years of service? He was in the service for 155 years? I think something's wrong here.--24.224.185.34 (talk) 16:56, 26 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

Ecole Polytechnique does not have enough material for its impact on Thayer....

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This needs more material to reflect this period of his life.. I propose adding a new section on his study at that institution... Risk Engineer (talk) 02:18, 8 February 2016 (UTC)Reply

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The burial question not addressed; article doesn't say whether he was married, or whether he had children; doesn't say anything about his long term as Superintendent, what made it important, what made him the Father of the Military Academy (which after all was already founded); doesn't address the 30 years of his military career from 1833 to 1863. Bill 11:33, 24 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Last edited at 11:33, 24 May 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 07:28, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

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