When did Confederate General Ambrose Powell Hill graduate from West Point?

Answer 1

Confederate General George Edward Pickett graduated from West Point in 1846. He ranked 59th in a class of fifty nine. Pickett is most remembered for his role in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was unfairly criticized for his repeated assaults on fortified Union positions during that battle.

Answer 2

Confederate General John Bell Hood graduated from West Point in 1853. Among his graduating class of 52, Hood ranked 44th. General Hood saw extensive action in the US Civil War. He served at Gettysburg, Chickmauga, and in the defense of Atlanta.More specifically, General Hood's early Eastern Theater service included the Peninsula campaign, the Battles of Gaine's Mill, Second Bull Run, Antietam,and Fredericksburg. He was badly wounded several times. In defense of Atlanta he commanded Southern forces with no use of one army and a amputated leg cut at his hip. He had to be strapped into his saddle.

Answer 3

Confederate General Joshia Gorgas graduated from West Point in 1841. Among the 52 cadets in his graduating class, he was ranked 6th. Gorgas was a specialist in ordinance and served as the chief of ordinance for the Confederate army.

Answer 4

Confederate General James Longstreet graduated from West Point in 1842. Among his graduating class of cadets of 56, Longstreet ranked 54th. Longstreet was active in many battles, including the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

Answer 5

Confederate General Ambrose Powell Hill, better known as A. P. Hill, graduated from West Point in 1847. In his graduating class of 38 cadets, Hill was ranked 15th. Hill saw most of his battle action in the Eastern Theater. He was killed in battle a few days before the surrender of Robert E. Lee to US Grant.

Answer 6

Confederate General Thomas Jordan graduated from West point in 1840. Of the 42 cadets graduating that year, Jordan was ranked 41st. He saw immediate action in the US Civil War at the First Battle of Bull Run.

Answer 7

Confederate General Beverly Holcombe Robertson graduated from West Point in 1849. He was ranked 25th in his graduating class of 43 cadets. Robertson saw major battlefield operations in the Eastern Theater. His most famous battle was at Gettysburg.

Answer 8

Confederate General Samuel Wragg Ferguson graduated from West Point in 1857. He was ranked 19th in his graduating class of cadets that numbered 38. Ferguson served in the Western Theater of the US Civil War. He saw battle action at Shiloh, Farmington and Vicksburg.