Describe the prestige of West Point. Did this prestige help Grant in his career? Why or why not?

Grant would follow the traditions at West Point, much like many famous soldiers and great Americans. West Point would go on to graduate many notable people, including President Eisenhower, James McNeil Whistler, and Edgar Allan Poe. As an institution, West Point has proven itself to be worthy of its reputation as the finest military academy in the US, and perhaps the world. Keegan compares West Point to the British Royal Military Academy located in Woolwich and France's École de Génie at Mezières.