Literally thousands have graduated from West Point. Here are a few notable graduates:
Charles Mason
Other Person with the right answer: He graduated in 1829 and he was second in his class Random comment:IN YOUR FACE OTHER PERSON WITH THE WRONG ANSWER!!!XP Robert E. Lee graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1829 and was second in his class.
He graduated from the West Point Military Academy in 1829
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee went to school at west point and graduated 1829
Lee was Commandant at West Point prior to the Civil War. He resigned when he was offered the command of the Union Army, from President Lincoln, but took the command of the Confederate Army.
Lee grew up in Alexandria, Virginia in a series of relatives' houses. Lee attended Alexandria Academy, where he obtained a classical education along the lines of quadrivium. Lee was considered a top student and excelled at mathematics. His mother, a devout Christian, oversaw his religious instruction at Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria. Robert went to College at the United States Military Academy (West Point) and graduated in 1829 2nd in his class.
Union General Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel graduated from West Point in 1829. Forty-six cadets graduated that year and Mitchel ranked 15th among his class which included Robert E. Lee. Mitchel served in the Western Theater but his life was cut short by yellow fever in 1862.
Robert E. Lee was born in 1807, and graduated from the US Military at West Point in 1829, 2nd in his class. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Engineers
1903
He graduated in 1846
Between 1802, when President Thomas Jefferson founded West Point, demerits were a common problem for many West Point Students. From 1802 until 1829, only Robert E. Lee never received a demerit. Demerits were handed out at West Point by the administrators for any number of offenses.These ranged from not cleaning their rifles to being late for chapel on Sundays. Lee was a perfect student and graduated second in his class of 1829. As an aside, cadet Joseph Johnston was a classmate of Lee. Later, of course, Lee would command Johnston and many other West Point graduates in the US Civil War.