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"The West Point outrage – the Court of Inquiry in session" (Harper's Weekly, May 1880) Whittaker told administrators that he had been attacked by three fellow cadets, but his account of the morning was not believed. [3] West Point administrators said that he had fabricated the attack to win sympathy. [3]
The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a place of Protestant denomination worship for many members of the United States Corps of Cadets. The chapel is a late example of Gothic Revival architecture , with its cross-shaped floor plan, soaring arches, and ornate stone carvings.
"The Corps" was first sung on the steps of the Cadet Chapel on 12 June 1910, and became part of the graduation ceremony starting in 1911. [1] Today, "The Corps" is typically sung by the Cadet Glee Club (West Point's choir) in companion to the Alma Mater at alumni gatherings, graduation, memorial ceremonies and funerals.
Construction began in 1982 and was completed on November 13, 1984, [1] it was the culmination of 20 years of effort on the part of the West Point Jewish Chapel Fund, a private nonprofit organization which raised more than US$7.5 million for its construction.
West Point Cadet C. Benek by Mathew Brady Henry Ossian Flipper. Immediately following the Civil War, the academy enjoyed unprecedented fame as a result of the role its graduates had played. [40] However, the post-war years were a difficult time for the academy as it struggled to admit and reintegrate cadets from former confederate states. [41]
Completed in 1900, it is the oldest chapel on the West Point campus in continual use, [1] although the 1836 Old Cadet Chapel, moved in 1910 to West Point Cemetery, is still in use for funeral services and weekly Lutheran denominational services. Most Holy Trinity Chapel was expanded in 1959.
The Old Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a church and location of funeral and memorial services. It is the oldest chapel at West Point, having originally been built in 1836. [ 1 ]