College Station: The Sanders Corps of Cadets Center

Statue of a soldier in front of a building

Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center

Large building with signs saying Discovery, Learning, Creativity

Cushing Library on Texas A&M campus

Rows of soldiers marching in front of academic buildings

Infantry drills on Texas A&M campus circa 1914 (Cushing Library)

Soldiers wearing boxing gloves fighting

Hand to hand combat training (Cushing Library)

Large group of men in a building working on metal items

U.S. troops disassemble automobile engines in machine shop on Texas A&M campus (Cushing Library)

Gravestone saying Myrtle L. November 8, 1896 to September 22, 1982

Grave of Myrtle Blackstone in Mount Pleasant, Texas

Gravestone saying William E. October 2, 1895 to March 5, 1977

Grave of William Blackstone in Mount Pleasant, Texas

No college or university in the country contributed more to the war effort than the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas (today Texas A&M). The faculty voted unanimously in 1917 to support the Army in any way possible, even offering the use of the entire campus as a military camp. It became a hotbed of teaching and training for a new kind of war: one based on technology, engineering, and machinery.

Today, the university houses the Corps Center, a museum that tells the story of A&M’s famed Corps of Cadets. The Cushing Library’s gallery and archives also provide significant insight into Texas A&M history and heritage. 

Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center

  • Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5p.m.
  • Admission: None
  • 475 Short St., TAMU, College Station, TX
  • 979-862-2862
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