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456Southwestern Historical QuarterlyApril expected from a boy his age" (p. 3) , arrived at West Point with misgivings. Despite its alien atmosphere, where novels and poetry were forbidden, he comported himself with dignity and by dogged determination and perseverance managed to graduate seventeendi in a class offorty-two all the while avoiding athletic rigors in favor of the flute and chess. He got along reasonably well with his new acquaintances, including those who would play a major role as military enemies in his future--Robert E. Lee, Leónidas Polk, Albert SidneyJohnston, Joseph E.Johnston, and Jefferson Davis. In early childhood, he lost his mother, and his benevolent father died in Heintzelman's third year at die academy. Restrictions were such diat he could not attend his father's funeral, and it was more than a year before he could view his parent's grave. The rigor of his academic life allowed litde time for mourning, and he was more determined than ever to perform creditably. Upon graduation, he hoped for an assignment with the topographical engineering corps, but his grades--as good as they were--did not permit die ambition. Instead, he found himself in die infantry, though engineering ultimately opened up for him. Thus it
Southwestern Historical Quarterly – Texas State Historical Association
Published: Jul 6, 2008
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