40 officers graduated in the West Point Class of 1822
12 served in the Civil War
Class of 1822 members who served in the Civil War
For Federal officers indicated rank is as U.S. Volunteers unless shown as “USA,” which indicates rank in the Regular U.S. Army.
| John Joseph Abercrombie |  |
37 | Brigadier General USV | |
| William Cook | |
6 | Brigadier General* | *rank in New Jersey militia |
| Campbell Graham | |
9 | Major USA | On sick leave 1855-61, Retired Sept. 1861 |
| Walter Gwynn |  |
8 | Brigadier General* | *rank in Virginia militia |
| David Hunter | |
25 | Major General USV | |
| Joseph King Fenno Mansfield | |
2 | Major General USV | Mortally wounded at Antietam Sept. 1862; monument |
| George Archibald McCall | |
26 | Brigadier General USV | |
| Thompson Morris | |
31 | Lt. Colonel USA | On sick leave 1860-61, retired Sep. 1861 |
| John Pickell | |
16 | Colonel USV | Resigned Mar. 1862, died Jan. 1865 |
| Isaac Ridgeway Trimble | |
17 | Major General | |
| George Wright | |
24 | Brigadier General USA | Died in shipwreck of Brother Jonathan July 1865 |
| David H. Vinton | |
14 | Lt. Colonel USA | Quartermaster staff |
Cadets who did not serve in the Civil War
| Horace Bliss | 5 | Resigned 1836 | |
| William M. Boyce | 20 | Resigned 1836, killed in train wreck 1855 | |
| Augustus Canfield | 13 | Captain | Died on duty at Detroit, Mi. 1854 |
| Henry Clark | 40 | First Lieutenant | Died on duty at Rochester NY 1830 |
| James H. Cooke | 11 | Resigned 1833, died 1834 | |
| St. Clair Denny | 21 | Major | Died on duty at Pittsburg, Pa., 1858 |
| George Dutton | 1 | Major | Died on duty at Philadelphia, Pa. 1857 |
| George W. Folger | 34 | Resigned 1826, died 1845 | |
| Henry H. Grid | 18 | Resigned 1829, died 1845 | |
| John D. Hopson | 30 | First Lieutenant | Died on duty at Louisville, Ky. 1829 |
| Thomas R. Ingalls | 4 | Resigned 1829 | |
| Thomas Johnston | 33 | Dropped 1834, sied 1835 | |
| Westwood Lacey | 22 | First Lieutenant | Died on duty at Tallahassee, Fl. 1829 |
| Francis Lee | 28 | Colonel | Died on sick leave 1855 |
| Albert Lincoln | 27 | Bvt. 2nd Lieutenant | Died on graduation leave 1822 |
| Thomas McNamera | 35 | Resigned 1830, died 1834 | |
| David Moniac | 39 | Major | Killed battle of Wahoo Swamp, Fl. 1836. First Native American to graduate from USMA |
| William Rose | 7 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty at Washington 1825 |
| John J. Schuler | 15 | Resigned 1828 | |
| Charles G. Smith | 3 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty at Ft. Moultrie, S.C., 1827 |
| James R. Stephenson | 29 | Captain | Died on sick leave 1841 |
| Eustace Trenor | 23 | Major | Died on sick leave 1847 |
| Thompson B. Wheelock | 10 | First Lieutenant | Died on duty at Ft. Micanopy, Fl. 1836 |
| John R. Wilcox | 32 | Resigned 1824, died 1839 | |
| Samuel Wragg | 38 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty at Franklin, Tn. 1828 |
| Aaron Wright | 36 | Dismissed for financial impropriety 1823 | |
| Benjamin H. Wright | 19 | Resigned 1823 | |
| William C. Young | 12 | Resigned 1826 |
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