Keywords: BomfordGeorge.jpg en Image of George Bomford 1780-1848 graduated West Point July 1 1805 served in the U S army Corps of Engineers eventually promoted Colonel and Chief of Ordnance of the U S Army 1832-1845 He was also a designer and inventor producing many innovations in the creation of fortifications and the design of coastal artillery Cullum ™s Register 2011-10-29 Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History Calendar5 <span class signature-talk >talk</span> The image represents a portrait commissioned around the year 1815 PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard 1780 births 1848 deaths Officers of the Union Army Alumni of the United States Military Academy People of New York |