▁separately ▁within ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁services . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁and ▁orig ins ▁The ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁military ▁engineering ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁when ▁engine ers ▁would ▁carry ▁out ▁tasks ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁they ▁would ▁map ▁terrain ▁to ▁and ▁build ▁fort ifications ▁to ▁protect ▁troops ▁from ▁oppos ing ▁forces . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁military ▁engineering ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁in ▁American ▁history ▁are ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁of ▁Sar at oga , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁engine ers ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁and ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁colon ies . ▁ ▁Nin ete enth ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁existed ▁sp or ad ically ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades ▁after ▁its ▁found ing . ▁The ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁rev ived ▁until ▁European ▁powers ▁pos ed ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁war . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁President ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁and ▁Congress ▁re est ab lished ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁as ▁the ▁Corps ▁at ▁West ▁Point , ▁New ▁York , ▁which ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁a cademy ▁devoted ▁to ▁training ▁military ▁engine ers . ▁The ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁ran ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁college ▁with ▁an ▁engineering - based ▁curr icul um . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁early ▁