{"id":2015712,"date":"2023-08-29T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-point-time-capsule-rekindles-interest-in-revolutionary-war-figure\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T16:03:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:03:35","slug":"west-point-time-capsule-rekindles-interest-in-revolutionary-war-figure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-point-time-capsule-rekindles-interest-in-revolutionary-war-figure\/","title":{"rendered":"West Point Time Capsule Sparks Revolutionary War Figure Curiosity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwest-point-time-capsule-rekindles-interest-in-revolutionary-war-figure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Rediscovery of Thaddeus Kosciuszko: Unveiling a 200-Year-Old\u2063 Time Capsule<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-state-sen-pres-fann-demands-answers-on-ballot-irregularities\/\" title=\"Ariz. state Sen. Pres. Fann demands answers on ballot irregularities\">recent discovery<\/a> of a \u2062nearly 200-year-old time \u200ccapsule at West Point \u2064has rekindled the \u200cpublic\u2019s interest in\u200b Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a key figure in the Revolutionary War and the\u2063 subsequent \u2064founding \u2064of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Measuring about one square \u2064foot and made of lead, the time capsule was found \u2064in the base of \u200bthe Kosciuszko\u2063 Monument during renovation\u200b in May.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPossibly paper, tooth, or bones,\u201d\u2063 Mr. Hudson told The \u2063Epoch Times. \u201cIf you \u200cget water infiltration 200 or \u2063150 \u200byears \u2062ago, over time, it is going to fall apart \u2026 and you are \u2062left with dust.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>More research will be conducted on \u200dthe silts to determine their original forms, \u2063he said.<\/p>\n<p>Another clue is the stamp \u2062of the \u200cmanufacturer on the lid of the box, \u2062which, if tracked down, may lead to \u200dnew information about \u200dwhat was once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-durham-probe\/\" title=\"Everything You Need To Know About The Durham Probe\">buried inside<\/a> the Kosciuszko Monument, \u2064he added.<\/p>\n<h3>Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves: \u2062Kosciuszko&#8217;s Crucial Role in the Founding of the Nation<\/h3>\n<p>Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, the Dean of the Academic Board at West\u2062 Point, said at the ceremony that\u2064 Kosciuszko\u2064 played a crucial role in the\u200b founding of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a strong \u2063passion \u2064for freedom and equality,\u200d and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-to-visit-dmz-border-in-south-korea\/\" title=\"Pelosi To Visit DMZ Border In South Korea\">considerable military<\/a> and engineering skills would eventually bring \u2063him to the\u200b United States in that most seminal year of 1776,\u201d \u2062he said.<\/p>\n<p>After two years on the \u200dbattleground, he\u2063 was named the Chief Engineer\u2063 at West\u200b Point to solidify \u2063what was considered at the time the most important military fortification for the Continental Army \u200dbefore returning to fight under\u200c Gen.\u200d Nathaniel Greene in the South\u200d in 1780.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>A sword \u200cof\u2063 Tadeusz \u200dKosciuszko, the chief engineer who created the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-point-time-capsule-rekindles-interest-in-revolutionary-war-figure\/\" title=\"West Point Time Capsule Sparks Revolutionary War Figure Curiosity\">interlocking fortification system<\/a>\u200b known as \u200cFortress West Point, was on \u2062display \u200dat the \u2063Thayer Hall in West Point, N.Y., on Aug. 28, 2023. (Cara Ding\/The\u200d Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the \u200bwar, he carried \u2063a sword, and on his sword, there \u200bwas an inscription,\u201d Brig. Gen. Reeves said. \u201cIt \u2063says, \u2018Do not \u2064draw me without reason; \u2063do not sheathe me without\u2062 honor.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The inscription was in Spanish and read \u2018no\u2062 me \u200cembainenes sin honor.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After the Revolutionary War,\u200d Kosciuszko returned to Poland and fought for \u2064many years for independence in his\u200d homeland.<\/p>\n<p>While in Europe, he often wrote to Thomas Jefferson about starting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-drops-plan-to-track-chinese-communist-influence-in-american-schools-report\/\" title=\"Biden Drops Plan To Track Chinese Communist Influence In American Schools: Report\">military academy<\/a> for American officers, so\u200b much so that Brig. Gen. Reeves called him the\u2063 founding father of\u200b West Point.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>U.S. Military Academy West Point\u200d in West \u2062Point,\u200d N.Y., on\u200c Aug. 28, 2023. (Cara Ding\/The Epoch\u200c Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1829, 10 years after Kosciuszko\u2019s death,\u200d a monument \u2063of his was completed and erected at\u200c West \u200dPoint; it was \u200destimated that\u200c the\u200d time\u2063 capsule was\u200c put \u200cinside around the same time.<\/p>\n<p>A statue of Kosciuszko was placed on top of the monument in 1913.<\/p>\n<p>As restoration work continues, the academy plans to place a new time capsule inside the monument base to \u200bleave to future generations,\u200c according\u2063 to Mr. Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>Repair work is expected to finish \u2064in the summer of next \u200byear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 200-year-old time capsule found at West Point has reignited public interest in Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a pivotal figure in the Revolutionary War and the nation&#8217;s establishment. 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