On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 23:36:48 GMT, "Larry"
wrote:

A little off subject, but did you know Robert E. Lee was originally an
engineer in the Army? One of the reasons he was so successful is that he
helped design many of the forts he later captured... partly because he knew
their structural weaknesses.

Larry N8LP


Hi Larry,

We are all off topic. Lee graduated from West Point as Honor man. He
was the first cadet to do so with 0 demerits (damned difficult to,
considering using the word damn hits you with one demerit). Lee was
also the Superintendent of West Point (same as Chancellor or head of a
University). The infrastructure of America (canals, railways,
bridges...) were all designed by West Pointers before the Civil War.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC