35 officers graduated in the West Point Class of 1834
17 served in the Civil War
Class of 1834 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.
| Julius W. Adams |  |
— | Colonel | Did not graduate; resigned 1862. His son, Julius Adams, Jr. is Class of 1861 (June) |
| Robert T.P. Allen |  |
5 | Colonel | |
| Joseph L. Coburn | |
25 | Captain, USA | |
| James Cooper | |
17 | Lt. Colonel | |
| Cary H. Fry | |
20 | Major USA | |
| Charles A. Fuller | |
10 | Colonel | |
| Goode Bryan | |
25 | Brigadier General | |
| William Scott Ketchum | |
32 | Brigadier General USV | |
| John F. Lee | |
9 | Captain USA | |
| Morris S. Miller | |
14 | Major USA | |
| Thomas Morris | |
4 | Brigadier General* | *rank in Indiana militia |
| Alexander Montgomery | |
36 | Lt. Colonel USA | |
| Gabriel René Paul | |
18 | Brigadier General USV | |
| Curran Pope | |
11 | Colonel USV | Mortally wounded, Perrysville, Ky., Oct. 1862 |
| Seneca G. Simmons | |
22 | Colonel USV | Killed, Gaines’ Mill, June 1862 |
| Richard H. Smith | |
30 | Major USA | |
| William T. Stockton | |
8 | Lt. Colonel |
Julius W. Adams was in the class of 1834 but resigned in 1832 to work as an engineer. He would become colonel of the 67th New York and was wounded at Fair Oaks. His son Julius, Jr. was in the West Point class of 1861.
Cadets who did not serve in the Civil War
| Philip N. Barbour | 28 | Captain | Killed at Monterey, Mexico, Sep. 1846 |
| Thomas O. Barnwell | 23 | Resigned 1837 | |
| Forbes Britton | 33 | Resigned 1850, died Feb. 1861 | |
| Charles B. Chalmers | 12 | Dropped 1838 | |
| James Duncan | 6 | Colonel | Died on duty, Mobile, Al., 1849 |
| George P. Field | 19 | Captain | Killed Monterey, Mexico, Sep. 1846 |
| William G. Freeman | 15 | Resigned 1856 | |
| John Graham | 34 | Resigned 1838, died 1841 | |
| Arnold Harris | 29 | Resigned 1837 | |
| John E. Henderson | 13 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty, Washington, 1836 |
| Epaphras Kirby | 7 | Resigned 1837, died 1839 | |
| Harrison Loughborough | 3 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty, Shelby Cty., Ky., 1836 |
| Henry McKavett | 24 | Second Lieutenant | Killed at Monterey, Mexico, Sep. 1846 |
| Wiliam H. Price | 35 | Rsigned 1836 | |
| James G. Rees | 27 | Resigned 1837, died 1856 | |
| Eustace Robinson | 31 | Resigned 1835, died 1859 | |
| John Sanders | 2 | Captain | Died on duty Ft. Delaware, Del., 1858 |
| William (Fraser) Smith | 1 | Captain | Died on duty at Key West, Fla., 1856 |
| Henry S. Turner | 21 | Resigned 1848, died 1881 | |
| Louis A.B. Walbach | 16 | Captain | Died on duty, Baltimore, Md., 1853 |
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