I have therefore concluded to apply for the privilege of becoming a Cadet at West Point.

About George Stoneman

George Stoneman Jr.was a United States Army cavalry officer and politician who served as the fifteenth Governor of California from 1883 to 1887.

I will embrace the first opportunity to get to California and it is altogether probable that when once there I shall never again leave it.

general of the Union Army and governor of California (1822-1894)

A military life has ever comported with my inclination.

general of the Union Army and governor of California (1822-1894)

I have therefore concluded to apply for the privilege of becoming a Cadet at West Point.

general of the Union Army and governor of California (1822-1894)