Our Little Brown House, A Poem of West Point Written for the New Year's Festival at the Cadets' Sabbath-school of the Methodist Episcopal Church, January 1, 1879

"Our Little Brown House; A Poem of West Point" by Maria L. Stewart is a nostalgic poem crafted for a New Year's celebration at the Cadets' Sabbath-School, painted in the late 1800s. The book weaves together reflective poetry and a sense of community, highlighting the friendships and experiences made at West Point. Stewart's narrative honors the cadets' spirit and the lasting bonds they forge, stirring feelings of longing and pride. The poetic book follows the timeline and importance of a simple brown structure linked to the academy, representing the development and changes that happened within it's walls as the cadets grew, learned, and scattered across the world to follow different paths. The poem touches on friendship, loss, and a mutual sense of duty, capturing the emotional connections that unite the cadets to both their origins and to each other, symbolizing the lasting impact of time on their existence and cherished locations.