BGuthrie Photos: NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum

NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum:

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Description of Pictures: The West Point Museum dates back to 1854. It has some interesting artifacts and recreations divided into six galleries: "Large Weapons" (artillery pieces, tanks, cannons), "Small Weapons" (hand-held weaponry), "West Point" (uniforms and artifacts related to major people here), "History of Warfare" (which goes a long way back and includes Napoleon's sword and pistols), "History of the US Army" (including engineering work on the Panama Canal, Buffalo Soldiers, etc), and "American Wars" (documenting each of the major wars our country's been involved in.

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1. WPTMUS_031006_03.JPG: This painting is James Walker's "Gettysburg--The First Day."
2. WPTMUS_031006_09.JPG: General Winfield Scott, the American general who won in the Spanish-American War.
3. WPTMUS_031006_23.JPG: Sign: Robert E Lee (1807-1870) By Ernest Lipsen, 1931. Oil on canvas. Born and raised in Virginia and a son of the Revolutionary War hero "Lighthorse Harry" Lee, Robert Edward Lee graduated from West Point in 1829. From 1852 to 1855, he served as Superintendent. During his administration, the curriculum was expanded and, in 1854, the West Point Museum was opened to the public. Basing this portrait on an 1852-55 photograph, Ernest L Ipsen depicted Lee as he would have appeared as Superintendent.
4. WPTMUS_031006_39.JPG: This was seized during World War II
5. WPTMUS_031006_60.JPG: "Davy Crockett" US M388 Supercaliber Atomic Projectile. US M28 Light System Delivery. For a time in the early portions of the Cold War, military planners anticipated that atomic weapons might be used in large scale conflicts of the future. Both the Soviet Union and the United States worked on the tactical use of atomic weapons made possible by the miniaturization of nuclear components. In 1950, a 280mm atomic cannon was developed in the United States, as were later close support weapons such as the Honest John and Davy Crockett. Named for the famous Tennessee frontiersman, US Congressman and martyr of the Alamo, the Davy Crockett consists of a 279mm atomic projectile fired from a 120mm recoilless gun. A fixed-round charge of propellant and a separate piston, could launch the approximately 1 kiloton-yield projectile to a range of 2,000 meters. By the late 1960's, the limitations of the Davy Crockett were recognized, and it was withdrawn from the military arsenal.
6. WPTMUS_031006_79.JPG: This long sign on the right is interesting. It was labeled: Chart of the relative importance of the weapons of land warfare on the battlefields of the world. "Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all." General George S Patton Jr. It shows a timeline of various weapons. Presuming I'm reading it correctly ... Back in 400 BC, it shows weapons including: sling, bow and arrow, javelin and throwing spear, spear, axe and club, sword, and dagger. Around Christ's time, Macedonians adopt long infantry pikes and cavalry lances. Around 100 AD, three changes: machines for throwing missiles (e.g. catapults) start coming around, the Roman short sword and javelin conquer the western world, and the javelin gives the Roman legion fire power. Around 500 AD, the stirrup is invented. Around then, the horse archer dominates Asia. Around 900 AD, the battle axe and mace can't penetrate armor. Around 1100 AD, cavalry with the lance rules the European battlefield and the crossbow is perfected. Around 1300 AD, gunpowder comes in. Also, the English long bow comes into play. Around 1500 AD, the pike gradually disappears. The sword becomes the symbol of command. Around 1700 AD, artillery starts to come into play. It is the age of the infantry musket. Around 1900 AD, the internal combustion engine comes in. In the 1900's, you have missiles, bombs, grenades, machine guns, rifle and submachine guns, pistols. As the century progresses, you have nuclear weapons and chemical agents.
7. WPTMUS_031006_85.JPG: This painting depicts the charge up the hills south of Chattanooga
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