He attended the University of Alabama and the University of Virginia before entering the United States Military Academy ( USMA ) at West Point , New York in 1909 .
His mother Susan ( Echols ) Spragins was the daughter of a Confederate States Army officer .
Spragins attended the University of Alabama and the University of Virginia before entering the United States Military Academy ( USMA ) at West Point , New York in 1909 .
His mother Susan ( Echols ) Spragins was the daughter of a Confederate States Army officer .