Confederate General Fitzhugh Lee graduated from West Point in 1856. He ranked 45th among a graduating class of 49 cadets. Lee was a key figure in the US Civil War's operations in Virginia. His forces helped the South win the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith was a graduate of West Point's class of 1845. He ranked 26th in his class.
The event that unfolded into the Second Battle of Bull Run was the August 16th operations of Confederate General Fitzbugh Lee's cavalry. This general Lee, entered Manassas Junction and captured the rail point.
James Longstreet held the rank of major general in the Confederate army. He graduated 54th in the West Point class of 1842.
Confederate General George Edward Pickett graduated with the West point class of 1846. He ranked last in his class of 59 students.
Confederate General John C. Pemberton graduated from West point in the class of 1837. He ranked 27th in a class of 50 graduates.
Confederate General Lafayette McLaws graduated from West Point in 1842. He ranked 48th in his class of 56 cadets. He saw important action in the Battle of Antietam in 1862.
Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman graduated from West Point in 1836. Among the 49 cadets that graduated that year, General Tilghman ranked 46th. General Tilghman was killed at the Battle of Champion Hill in 1846 while directing a Confederate artillery battery.
Former Union army officer and West Point graduate, Robert E. Lee was appointed as the leading Southern general by Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Confederate General George W. Rains graduated from West point in 1842. Among his graduating class of 56 cadets, he ranked third. He is best known for his work in torpedoes in the US Civil War. He was the younger brother of Confederate General Gabriel Rains.
Confederate General Braxton Bragg graduated form West Point in 1837. He ranked fifth in his class that had fifty graduates that year. General Bragg played a large role in the Western Theater of the US Civil War.
Confederate General Daniel Ruggles graduated from West Point in 1833. Among his graduating class of 43 cadets, Ruggles ranked 34th. He saw major action in artillery at the Battle of Shiloh.
Confederate General John Bankhead Magruder graduated from West Point in 1830. He was ranked 15th in his graduating class of 42 cadets. Magruder is best known for his service in the Peninsula campaign.