35 officers graduated in the West Point Class of 1823
9 served in the Civil War
Class of 1823 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.
| Edmund Alexander |  |
33 | Colonel USA | |
| George Andrews | |
19 | Lt. Colonel USA | Retired 1862 |
| Alfred Beckley |  |
9 | Colonel | Resigned 1836. Unsuccessfully tried to raise 35th Virginia Infantry. Commanded militia brigade. |
| George H. Crosman | |
30 | Colonel USA | Quartermaster staff |
| Hannibal Day | |
23 | Colonel USA | |
| George Sears Greene (bio) | |
2 | Brigadier General USV | Monument at Gettysburg |
| George Nauman | |
8 | Lt. Colonel USA | Died Aug. 1863, Philadelphia |
| Joseph R. Smith | |
22 | Major USA | |
| Lorenzo Thomas | |
17 | Major General USA |
Cadets who did not serve in the Civil War
| Mark W. Batman | 16 | Captain | Died on duty at Mt. Vernon Arsenal, Al., 1837 |
| Egbert B. Birdsall | 35 | Captain | Died on sick leave 1845 |
| Richard D.C. Collins | 20 | Dismissed for financial impropriety 1841 | |
| John W. Cotton | 32 | Resigned 1845 | |
| Richard DeTretville | 11 | Resigned 1825; signed S.C. secession ordnance | |
| John Farley | 14 | Resigned 1836 | |
| Frderick L. Guion | 7 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty 1824 |
| Reuben Holmes | 4 | Captain | Died on duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1833 |
| Charles Holt | 31 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty at Ft. St. Philip, La. 1824 |
| Julius J.B. Kingsbury | 18 | Dismissed absent w/o authority 1853, died 1856 | |
| Andrew Kinnard | 12 | Resigned 1830, died 1831 | |
| Albert S. Miller | 34 | Major | Died on duty at Benicia., Ca. 1852 |
| Alfred Mordecai | 1 | Resigned May, 1861 | |
| John E. Newell | 28 | First Lieutenant | Died on duty at Carlisle, Pa. 1835 |
| John Nicholls | 29 | Dismissed for conduct 1835 | |
| Levi Nute | 15 | Resigned 1838, died 1846 | |
| Elias Phillips | 25 | Resigned 1836, died 1856 | |
| Joseph A. Phillips | 26 | Resigned 1840, died 1846 | |
| William Reynolds | 21 | Resigned Aug. 1, died Aug. 30, 1830 | |
| George C. Richards | 3 | Second Lieutenant | Died at Paris, France, 1825 |
| Asa Richardson | 27 | First Lieutenant | Died on duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 1835 |
| Frederick Searle | 10 | Captain | Died on sick leave 1853 |
| Samuel M. Southerland | 5 | Resigned 1824, died 1836 | |
| Henry R. Stewart | 24 | Resigned 1828 | |
| George W. Waters | 13 | Resigned 1837, died 1846 | |
| Lucien B. Webster | 6 | Major | Died on duty at Ft. Brown, Tx., 1853 |
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