Biographic Profiles - We Will Remember

West Point Class of 1827: 1st: Ebenezer Sproat Sibley (Michigan) 1805 – 1884 :us34stars: Highest rank achieved: Lt. Colonel – (Resigned April 15, 1864) Civil War Role: Lt. Colonel and Deputy Quartermaster U.S. Army Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery Detroit Michigan) 2nd: John Childe (Massachusetts) 1801 – 1858 Highest rank achieved: 2nd Lt. – (Resigned December 31, 1835) Civil War Role: Died before the Civil War Burial Place: Springfield Cemetery Springfield Massachusetts 3rd: William Murray Maynadier (Washington D.C.) 1807 – 1871 :us34stars: Highest rank achieved: Colonel – (Died) Civil War Role: Colonel U.S. Army Ordnance Department Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C. 4th: James Andrew Jackson Bradford (Kentucky) 1804 –...

United States Military Academy: Class of 1828: 1st: Albert Ensign Church (Connecticut) 1807 – 1878 :us34stars: Highest rank achieved: 1st Lt. – (Died) Civil War Role: Math Professor at West Point Military Academy Burial Place: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point NY) 2nd: Richard Cooke Tilghman II (Maryland) 1806 – 1879 Highest rank achieved: 1st Lt – (Resigned on March 31, 1836) Civil War Role: Lt. Colonel Maryland State Militia Burial Place: Hermitage Tilghman Family Burial Grounds Centreville Maryland) 3rd: Hugh Weedon Mercer (Virginia) 1808 – 1877 :CSA1stNat: Highest rank achieved: 1st Lt. – (Resigned on April 30, 1835) Civil War Role: Confederate Army Brigadier General Burial Place: Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah...

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY Class of 1829 West Point, New York 46 Cadets Graduating Civil War Military Enrollment: :tinyus34: U.S. 15 / :TinyCS1Nat: C.S. 4 / Total 19 1st: Charles Thomas Mason (New York) 1804 – 1882 Highest Rank Achieved: Bvt. 2nd Lt – (Resigned December 31, 1831) Civil War Role: Not in Army – (Patent Attorney, Iowa) Burial Place: Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa (Cenotaph) 2nd: Robert Edward Lee (Virginia) 1807 – 1870 :TinyCS1Nat: Highest Rank Achieved: Colonel – (Resigned April 25, 1861) Civil War Role: General and Commander of Army of Northern Virginia Burial Place: Lee Chapel, Lexington, Virginia 3rd: William Henry Harford (Georgia) 1807 – 1836 Highest Rank Achieved: 2nd Lt. U.S. Army – (Resigned...

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY Class of 1830 West Point, New York 42 Cadets Graduating Civil War Military Enrollment: :tinyus34: U.S. 6 / :TinyCS1Nat: C.S. 7 / Total 13 1st: Alexander Joseph Swift (New York) 1810 – 1847 Highest Rank Achieved: Captain U.S. Army Engineers – (Died) Civil War Role: Died before the Civil War Started Burial Place: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York 2nd: William Elon Basinger (Georgia) 1806 – 1835 Highest Rank Achieved: 2nd Lt. U.S. Army 2nd Artillery – (Died) Civil War Role: Died before the Civil War Starter Burial Place: St. Augustine National Cemetery, St. Augustine, Florida 3rd: Walter Storey Chandler (District of Columbia) 1810 – 1835 Highest Rank Achieved: 2nd Lt. U.S. Army 2nd Artillery –...

West Point Class of 1831: 33 Cadets Graduating Civil War Military Enrollment: :tinyus34: U.S. 9 / :TinyCS1Nat: C.S. 3 / Total 12 1st: Roswell Park (New York) 1807 – 1869 Highest Rank Achieved: 2nd Lt. U.S. Army – (Resigned Sept. 1836) Civil War Role: Non military Proprietor and Rector near Chicago Burial Place: Collegiate Church of Saint John, Racine, Wisconsin 2nd: Henry Clay Jr. (Kentucky) 1811 – 1847 Highest Rank Achieved: Brevet 2nd Lt. U.S. Army – (Resigned 1831) Civil War Role: Died before War Lt. Colonel in Mexican American War Burial Place: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky 3rd: James Allen (North Carolina) Unknown – 1847 Highest Rank Achieved: 2nd Lt. U.S. Army – (Resigned July 1834) Civil War Role: Died before the...

West Point Class of 1832: 1st: George W. Ward (Massachusetts) Unknown – 1851 Highest Rank Achieved: 1st Lt. U.S. Army – (Resigned Dec. 1836) Civil War Role: Died before the war started. Burial Place: Burial Place Unknown Died at Centreville California 2nd: Robert Percy Smith (Mississippi) Unknown – 1846 Highest Rank Achieved: 1st Lt. U.S. Army – (Resigned Dec. 1836) Civil War Role: Died before the War Started. Burial Place: Burial Place Unknown Died at Natchez Mississippi 3rd: Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (Virginia) 1810 – 1894 :CSA1stNat: Highest Rank Achieved: 2nd Lt. U.S. Army – (Resigned Sept. 1836) Civil War Role: Colonel of 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment Burial Place: College of William and Mary Cemetery Williamsburg VA. 4th...

Index of West Point Graduates who Participated in the American Civil War Name Bellum Allegance Class Rank Class Highest rank Joseph Gilbert Totten :tinyus34: N/A 1805 Brigadier General USA ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- William Gates :tinyus34: N/A 1806 Colonel USA ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Sylvanus Thayer :tinyus34: N/A 1808 Colonel USA ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- John James Abert :tinyus34: N/A 1811 Colonel USA Gustavus Loomis :tinyus34: N/A 1811 Colonel USA ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- René E. De Russy :tinyus34: N/A 1812 Colonel USA ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Lewis Gustave De Russy :TinyCS1Nat: N/A 1814 CS Colonel Charles Spencer Merchant :tinyus34: N/A 1814 Colonel USA...

The struggle of the American Civil War was not only brother against brother, many women were also involved in important parts of the struggle. Women of the Civil War had many roles, large and small, some giving shelter, food, or directions to soldiers in the field, others acting as nurses, doctors, and some even acting as spies and infantry soldiers. It's estimated that as many as 400 women from both sides fought in the Civil War. Below, in alphabetical order by role, is a listing of some of the most prominent, remarkable, and influential women to participate in the struggle to win the War Between the States. We have also included a short description of each women's role or action during the period. The Ladies of Union Leaders Fanny...