39 officers graduated in the West Point Class of 1815
4 served in the Civil War.
There was no class ranking until 1818.
Class of 1815 members who served in the Civil War
Benjamin L.E. Bonneville | ![]() |
Colonel USA | Retired from active service 1861 due to disability |
William H. Chase | ![]() |
Colonel* | *Florida State Troops |
Samuel Cooper | ![]() |
General | Highest ranking Confederate officer |
Thomas J. Leslie | ![]() |
Major USA | Paymaster staff |
John Symington | ![]() |
Colonel USA | On sick leave 1862, retired 1863 |
Cadets who did not serve in the Civil War
Francis C. Berier | Resigned 1818, died 1822 | |
George Blaney | Captain | Died 1835 at Ft. Johnston, N.C. |
Robert C. Brent | Resogned 1823, died 1837 | |
Alonzo Brewer | Resigned 1816, killed in Argentina ? | |
Alexander F. Cochrane | Disbanded 1821, died ? | |
George Cooper | Resigned 1817, died 1825 | |
William B. Davidson | Captain | Died in skimish at Indian Key, Fl., 1840 |
Charles Davies | Resigned 1845 | |
Henry Dulany | Resigned 1825, died 1838 | |
Peter Embury | Resigned 1816, died 1855 | |
William S. Eveleth | Second Lieutenant | Died 1818 in shipwreck on Lake Michigan |
Robert M. Forsyth | Dismissed 1818, died 1819 | |
Aaron G. Gano | Resigned 1817, died 1854 | |
Thomas J. Gardner | First Lieutenant | Died 1822 at St. Augustine, Fl. |
William F. Gordon | Resigned 1815, died 1842 | |
Henry W. Griswold | Captain | Died 1834 at Castle Pinckney, S.C. |
John Hills | Captain | Died at Appalachicola Arsenal, Fl., 1835 |
Milo Johnson | Resigned 1818, died ? | |
Thomas W. Lendrum | Major | Died 1852 at New York City |
Henry Middleton | Resigned 1816 | |
James Monroe | Rsigned 1832; nephew of the President | |
Robert W. Pooler | Resigned 1818, died 1853 | |
William F. Rigal | Dropped 1818, died ? | |
James Simonson | Dropped for disobediance 1833, died 1839 | |
Robert J. Scott | Resigned 1818, died 1834 | |
John R. Sloo | Resigned 1818, died 1837 | |
Henry Smith | Major | Died 1847 at Vera Cruz, Mexico |
James R. Stubbs | Disbanded 1821, died 1832 | |
George A. Washington | Second Lieutenant | Died 1817 at Alexandria, Va. |
John Webber | Resigned 1825, died 1855 | |
Abraham Wendell | Second Lieutenant | Died 1817 at Albany, N.Y. |
Richard M. White | Rsigned 1820, died 1849 | |
Simon Willard | Resigned 1816 | |
Wolvert E. Williams | Dismissed for disobediance 1826 | |
Michael Van De Venter | Second Lieutenant | Died 1821 at Sackett’s Harbor, N.Y. |
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