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Confederate General Robert Seldon Garnett graduated from West Point in 1841. His graduating class of 52 cadets had Garnett ranked 27th. General Garnett was involved in the early battle in western Virginia. He was forced to retreat there, giving the Union a foothold in Virginia. He was also the first general to die in the war. He was killed shortly after the Battle of Rich Mountain in 1861.

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