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The moon is shining on the rippling waves,
The stars are twinkling in the evening sky,
And in our dreams Tecumseh softly tells us,
We'll be admirals by and by.
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Daniel 0 points
The figurehead called "Tecumseh" has, for many years, played a prominent part in the traditions of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. The original wooden image was sent to the Naval Academy in 1866 after being salvaged from the wreck of the old ship of the line "Delaware," which had been sunk at Norfolk during the Civil War to prevent her from falling into Confederate hands. The builders of the "Delaware" intended the figurehead to portray Tamanend, the great chief of the Delawares, a lover of peace and friend of William Penn. But to the midshipmen of the period, there was nothing in the name of Tamanend to strike the imagination. The effigy was also known by various other names -- Powhatan, King Phillip, and finally Tecumseh -- a great warrior and thus heroic and appropriate to the midshipmen.Tecumseh has become not only the "God of 2.0" -- the passing grade point average at the academy -- but also the idol to whom loyal midshipmen give prayers and sacrificial offerings of pennies. Midshipmen offer a left-handed salute in tribute to Tecumseh, and they toss pennies his way for good luck in exams and athletic contests
joe 0 points
Why would "Tecumseh" tell us "we'll be admirals by and by" Tecumseh was a shawnee indian chief....so...what's the connection? I read the US NAvy named four ships after this Indian chief, but again, what's the connection between Tecumseh and the sea/navy??