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[1] AES, DNA WR RG 94, U.S. Military Academy, 1864, Box 83, No. 425. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a recommendation signed by Smith's teacher George S. Parker. William F. Smith entered West Point in 1865 and graduated in 1869.
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[1] AES, DNA WR RG 94, U.S. Military Academy, 1864, Box 83, No. 425. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a recommendation signed by Smith's teacher George S. Parker. William F. Smith entered West Point in 1865 and graduated in 1869.