From Cullom's Register.
Joseph Gardner Swift was the first graduate of the USMA.
Born December 31, 1783, on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. He was one of the original cadets at the USMA in October 12, 1802, when he became second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers.
From 1802-1804, he was superintending engineer during the construction of Fort Johnston, North Carolina. This fort was at the mouth of the Cape Fear River by Wilmington. Part of it still remains.
Promoted to 1st Lt., Corps of Engineers, Captain October 30, 1806.
he was at West Point 1804-1807.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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