Editing George Dewey (section)

===Naval Academy===
Dewey entered the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1854 at the age of 16. The conventional four-year course had just been introduced in 1851 and the cadet corps was quite small, averaging about one hundred Acting [[Midshipman|Midshipmen]].<ref name="spanamwar.com" /> Out of all that entered in his year, only fourteen stayed through the course. He stood fifth on the class roll at graduation.<ref name="archive.org" /> He graduated from the Academy on June 18, 1858.<ref name="spanamwar.com" />