Confederate General Humphrey Marshall graduated from West Point in 1832. His graduating class of cadets numbered 45 and Marshall ranked 42nd in his class. Marshall had a checkered career in the US Civil War. He resigned in 1862 because he was not given a good assignment. He soon rejoined the Confederate army and saw action in the Western Theater under General Braxton Bragg. Marshall resigned again in 1863 and left the army to practice law.
Colonel James A. Garfield's Union forces vs. Brigadier general Humphrey Marshall's Confederate Forces. Garfield defeated Marshall
Humphrey Marshall - general - died on 1872-03-28.
Humphrey Marshall - general - was born on 1812-01-13.
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith was a graduate of West Point's class of 1845. He ranked 26th in his class.
Confederate General John Marshall Jones graduated from West Point in 1841. He was ranked 39th among his graduating class of 52 cadets. Jones served in all of the major battles in the Eastern Theater. This included the battles of Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.He was shot and killed at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864.
James Longstreet held the rank of major general in the Confederate army. He graduated 54th in the West Point class of 1842.
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 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 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.
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 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.