Military: CWR: Forshey, Caleb Goldsmith of interest in Somerset County, 
PA

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Forshey, Caleb Goldsmith 

* Born July 18, 1812 in Somerset County, Pa. 
* Attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, 1833 -  
1836 
* Established the Texas Military Institute in 1855 and conducted the 
Institute until 1861 
* In 1861 he served the Confederate Army as Lieutenant Colonel of 
Engineers on the James River defences 1861 - 62 
* He was Chief Engineer on General Magruder's staff in operations in 
Texas, 1863 - 65
 
SOURCE: 
* Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, 
Johnson Rossiter, editor