23 officers graduated in the West Point Class of 1818
3 served in the Civil War.
This was the first year for class ranking.
Class of 1818 members who served in the Civil War
Hartman Bache | ![]() |
19 | Colonel USA | Corps of Engineers |
Harvey Brown | ![]() |
6 | Colonel USA | Artillery |
Richard Delafield | ![]() |
1 | Brigadier General USA | Chief of Engineers of U.S. Army 1864 |
Cadets who did not serve in the Civil War
Leonard O. Brooke | 21 | Disbanded 1821, died later that year | |
Joseph M. Chambers | 7 | Resigned 1823 | |
George W. Croprew | 10 | Resigned 1833, died 1840 | |
Joseph Dangerfield | 15 | Resigned 1820, died 1840 | |
Henry Giles | 22 | Resigned 1820 | |
Edward Harding | 12 | Major | Died at St. Louis, Mo., 1855 |
John Jackson | 11 | Resigned 1823 | |
Henry H. Loring | 14 | Resigned 1831, died 1840 | |
Samuel Mackenzie | 8 | Captain | Died at Mexico City, Oct. 1847 |
William Newton | 20 | Captain | Died at Baton Rouge, La., 1837 |
Giles Porter | 9 | Resigned May 1861 | |
John T. Pratt | 23 | Resigned 1820 | |
Samuel Ringgold | 5 | Captain | Mortally wounded at Battle of Palo Alto, Tx., 1846 |
John B.F. Russell | 17 | Resigned 1837, died Jan. 1861 | |
S. Stanhope Smith | 3 | First Lieutenant | Died at Wilmington, De., 1828 |
Joseph Strong | 16 | Resigned 11826, died 1857 | |
Andrew Talcott | 2 | Resigned 1836 | |
Benjamin C. Vining | 13 | Second Lieutenant | Died 1822 |
George Webb | 18 | First Lieutenant | Died at Ft. Washington, Md., 1832 |
Horace Webster | 4 | Resigned 1825 |
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