38 officers graduated in the West Point Class of 1827
7 served in the Civil War
Class of 1827 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.
| James A.J. Bradford |  |
4 | Colonel | Ordnance staff |
| Napoleon B. Buford |  |
6 | Major General USV | |
| Philip St. George Cooke | |
23 | Brigadier General USA | |
| Isaac Lynde | |
32 | Major USA | |
| William Maynadier | |
3 | Colonel USA | Ordnance staff |
| Gabriel James Rains | |
13 | Brigadier General | |
| Leonidas Polk | |
8 | Major General | Killed 6/14/64 Atlanta campaign. |
| Ebenezer Sibley | |
1 | Lt. Colonel USA | Quartermaster staff |
| Thomas Stockton | |
16 | Colonel USV | |
| Thomas Worthington | |
12 | Colonel USV |
Cadets who did not serve in the Civil War
| William E. Aisquith | 11 | Cashiered for drunkeness 1845, died 1856 | |
| Lucien J. Bibb | 5 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty at Belona Arsenal, Va., 1831 |
| Alexander Center | 22 | Resigned 1836 | |
| John Childe | 2 | Resigned 1835, died 1858 | |
| Nelson N. Clark | 37 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty at New Orleans, La., 1832 |
| Nathaniel J. Eaton | 33 | Dropped for financial improprieties 1823 | |
| George Fetterman | 10 | Resigned 1836, died 1844 | |
| William Flanigan | 18 | Resigned 1828, died 1851 | |
| John G. Furman | 14 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty at Chicago, Il.,1830 |
| Levin Gale | 28 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty near Ft. Armstrong, Il., 1832 |
| Jonathan K. Greenough | 35 | Resigned 1836, died 1858 | |
| Abner R. Hetzel | 25 | Captain | Died on duty at Louisville, Ky., 1847 |
| Samuel Hitchcock | 21 | Resigned 1827, died 1851 | |
| Washington Hood | 31 | Captain | Died on duty at Bedford, Pa., 1840 |
| Edgar M. Lacy | 27 | Captain | Died on duty at Ft. Crawford, Wi., 1839 |
| Joseh H. La Motte | 26 | Resigned 1856 | |
| William B. Magruder | 15 | Resigned 1827 | |
| David Perkins | 20 | Resigned 1839, died 1848 | |
| George Prentiss | 19 | Resigned 1828, died 1833 | |
| Edwin Schenck | 7 | Resigned 1828, died 1848 | |
| Isaac P. Simonton | 29 | Captain | Died on duty at Ft. Wayne, Indian Terr., 1842 |
| Essex Sterrett | 9 | Resigned 1828, died 1835 | |
| William S. Stillwell | 36 | Resigned 1833, died 1837 | |
| Thomas S. Trask | 24 | Second Lieutenant | Died on duty at Memphis, Tn., 1828 |
| Abraham Van Buren | 37 | Resigned 1846. Son of President Van Buren | |
| Jefferson Van Horne | 30 | First Lieutenant | Died on duty at Albuquerque, N.M., 1857 |
| Stephen M. Westmore | 34 | Resigned 1846 |
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