Talk:Sylvanus Thayer

Reinterment
What is the source for the statement of reinterment in 1877? According to West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition (New York, 2002), Thayer was interred at West Point in November 1872, during which the entire cadet corps, for the only time in history, fired a volley over his grave.

The source of this article, save the Thayer Academy stuff that's shoehorned in, was an article in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, not available online. Stevesliva 19:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * According to Sylvanus Thayer: A Biography by James William Kershner p. 335 (accessed via Google Books), originally presented as an 1975 PhD Thesis and therefore given some weight: 8 November 1877, Thayer was buried in the post cemetery with many honors (and a great many details). BusterD 16:32, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Years of service? He was in the service for 155 years? I think something's wrong here.--24.224.185.34 (talk) 16:56, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Ecole Polytechnique does not have enough material for its impact on Thayer....
This needs more material to reflect this period of his life.. I propose adding a new section on his study at that institution... Risk Engineer (talk) 02:18, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 07:28, 30 April 2016 (UTC)