Union General Henry Jackson Hunt graduated from West Point in 1839. Among the 31 graduating cadets, Hunt ranked 19th. Hunt was primarily artillery officer. He is best known for his battle actions at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Union General Henry Hayes Lockwood graduated from West point in 1836. He was ranked 22nd among his graduating class of cadets numbering 49. He is best known for his performance at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Union General William Henry French graduated from West Point in 1837. He was ranked 22nd in a graduating class of cadets that numbered 50. French's most noteworthy action in the war was his actions as a commander at the Battle of Antietam.
Union General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana graduated from West Point in 1842. Among the graduating class of cadets that year of 56, Dana ranked 29th. Perhaps the most famous battle he participated in was the Battle of Antietam. There he a brigade in the II Corps of General Sumner.
Union General Benjamin Butler did not graduate from West Point. He did have a college education and graduated from Colby College in Maine. He also passed the bar in Massachusetts and practiced law before the US Civil War.
Confederate General Richard Stoddert Ewell graduated from West Point in 1840. He ranked 33 among his graduating class of 42. His class also contained William T. Sherman who ranked 6th in the class. Ewell played a key role with Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley in 1862.
General Philip Henry Sheridan graduated from West Point in 1853. He ranked 34th out of a class of 52.
Confederate General Thomas Jonathan Jackson graduated from West point in 1846. Among the 59 graduating cadets, Jackson ranked 17th. Jackson saw victorious action in the Shenandoah Valley and participated in the Battle of Antietam. He and General George B. McClellan both graduated in 1846.
Union General Henry Hayes Lockwood graduated from West point in 1836. He was ranked 22nd among his graduating class of cadets numbering 49. He is best known for his performance at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Union General Henry Washington Benham graduated from West Point in 1837. He was ranked first in a graduating class of 50 cadets. Benham was a great engineer and worked in that capacity in the Army of the Potomac.
Union General Henry Lawrence Eustis graduated from West Point in 1842. He was ranked first in his graduating class of cadets numbering 56. Eustis served extensively in the Eastern Theater. He participated in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Union General William Henry French graduated from West Point in 1837. He was ranked 22nd in a graduating class of cadets that numbered 50. French's most noteworthy action in the war was his actions as a commander at the Battle of Antietam.
Confederate General John Henry Winder graduated from West Point in 1820. He was ranked eleventh among the 30 cadets graduating that year. Winder's US Civil War service was for the most part, being in charge of POW camps.
Union General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana graduated from West Point in 1842. Among the graduating class of cadets that year of 56, Dana ranked 29th. Perhaps the most famous battle he participated in was the Battle of Antietam. There he a brigade in the II Corps of General Sumner.
Confederate General William Hicks Jackson graduated from West Point in 1856. He was ranked 38th in his graduating class of 49 cadets. Jackson saw most of his battlefield action in the Western Theater of the US Civil War. He served in the defense of Vicksburg, and in the Battle of Meridian. He was also engaged in the defense of Atlanta.
Confederate General Francis Henry Gilmer graduated from West Point in 1839. He was ranked 4th in his graduating class of cadets that numbered 31. Gilmer saw most of his battle action in the Western Theater. His most noteworthy battles were at Shiloh and in the siege of Atlanta.
Union General Henry Walton Wessells graduated from West Point in 1823. Among the 43 graduating cadets that year, Wessells was ranked 29th. Wessells served with the Army of the Potomac and participated in the Union's Peninsula campaign.
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith was a graduate of West Point's class of 1845. He ranked 26th in his class.