Name |
Class year |
Notability |
References |
Robinson, John ClevelandJohn Cleveland Robinson |
1839 ex |
Left the Academy after three years but joined the Army one year later; Major General in the American Civil War; awarded the MOH for valor in action in 1864 near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia; Lieutenant Governor of New York (1873–1874); served two terms as the president of the Grand Army of the Republic |
b[›][12][13] |
Hatch, John PorterJohn Porter Hatch |
1845 |
Major General; fought in the Mexican War where he was breveted twice for bravery in battle; awarded the MOH for bravery at the Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign where he was wounded and had two mounts shot from underneath him; later served on the western frontier; retired to New York City and was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1893 |
b[›][14][15] |
Willcox, Orlando B.Orlando B. Willcox |
1847 |
Major General; awarded the MOH in 1895 for gallantry at the First Battle of Bull Run where he was captured; later released as part of a prisoner exchange and served in the Virginia and North Carolina theaters at the end of the war |
b[›][12][16] |
Baird, AbsalomAbsalom Baird |
1849 |
Major General; attended Washington & Jefferson College before graduating from West Point; earned fame for actions at the Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Jonesborough; received the MOH in 1896 for his actions at Jonesborough; later received the French Légion d'honneur |
b[›][14][17] |
Saxton, RufusRufus Saxton |
1849 |
Brigadier General; recipient of the MOH for his defense at the Battle of Harpers Ferry; participated in the Pacific Railroad surveys in 1853; early abolitionist |
b[›][12][18] |
Carr, Eugene AsaEugene Asa Carr |
1850 |
Major General; recipient of the MOH for his defensive though wounded several times at the Battle of Pea Ridge |
b[›][14][19] |
Tompkins, Charles HenryCharles Henry Tompkins |
1851 ex |
Dropped out of the Academy after two years for unspecified reasons; Brigadier General; recipient of the MOH for twice charging through the enemy's lines on July 1, 1861 near Fairfax, Virginia, making him the first Union officer of the Civil War to receive the Medal of Honor |
b[›][12][20] |
Stanley, David S.David S. Stanley |
1852 |
Major General; recipient of the MOH for his actions organizing a counterattack at the Second Battle of Franklin, commander of the IV Corps |
b[›][12][18] |
Schofield, JohnJohn Schofield |
1853 |
Lieutenant General; recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions leading an attack at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, Battle of Wyse Fork; commander of the Army of the Frontier, division commander in the XIV Corps; United States Secretary of War (1868–1869); Superintendent of the Academy (1876–1881); Commanding General of the United States Army (1888–1895); Military Governor of Virginia |
b[›][12][19] |
Greene, Oliver DuffOliver Duff Greene |
1853 |
Major; recipient of the MOH for his actions at the Battle of Antietam |
b[›][14][21] |
Bliss, ZenasZenas Bliss |
1854 |
Major General; recipient of the MOH for his actions at the Battle of Fredericksburg; formed the first unit of Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts |
b[›][14][22] |
Howard, Oliver OtisOliver Otis Howard |
1854 |
Major General; recipient of the MOH for his actions leading an attack at the Battle of Seven Pines despite wound which resulted in the loss of his right arm; led the campaign against Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce tribe; founder of Howard University; Superintendent of the Academy (1881–1882) |
b[›][14][23] |
Webb, Alexander S.Alexander S. Webb |
1855 |
Major General; recipient of the MOH for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg for personal bravery and leadership repulsing Pickett's Charge; president of the City College of New York (1869–1902) |
b[›][12][24] |
Arnold, AbrahamAbraham Arnold |
1859 |
Brigadier General; recipient of the MOH for leading a cavalry charge against superior forces |
b[›][14][25] |
Porter, HoraceHorace Porter |
1860 |
Brigadier General; recipient of the MOH for his actions at the Battle of Chickamauga; United States Ambassador to France (1897–1905) |
b[›][12][26] |
Wilson, John MoulderJohn Moulder Wilson |
1860 |
Brigadier General; recipient of the MOH for his actions at the Battle of Malvern Hill despite acute illness; Superintendent of the Academy (1889–1893); Chief of Engineers (1897–1901) |
b[›][12][27] |
Ames, AdelbertAdelbert Ames |
1861 |
Major General; recipient of the MOH for his for continuing a fierce fight though severely wounded in his right thigh at First Battle of Bull Run; Governor of Mississippi (1868–1870) and (1874–1876); United States Senator from Mississippi (1870–1874) |
b[›][14][28] |
Beaumont, Eugene B.Eugene B. Beaumont |
1861 |
Lieutenant Colonel; recipient of the MOH for two separate actions at the Harpeth River in Tennessee and the Battle of Selma in Alabama |
b[›][14][29] |
Benjamin, Samuel NichollSamuel Nicholl Benjamin |
1861 |
First Lieutenant; recipient of the MOH for actions as an artillery officer |
b[›][14][30] |
du Pont, Henry A.Henry A. du Pont |
1861 |
Lieutenant Colonel; recipient of the MOH for actions repulsing an enemy attack at the Battle of Cedar Creek; United States Senator from Delaware (1906–1917) |
b[›][14][31] |
Henry, Guy VernorGuy Vernor Henry |
1861 |
Brigadier General; recipient of the MOH for actions repulsing an enemy attack at the Battle of Cold Harbor; son Major General Guy Vernor Henry Jr. is an Academy alumnus, class of 1894; Governor of Puerto Rico (1898–1899) |
b[›][14][32] |
Gillespie, Jr., George LewisGeorge Lewis Gillespie, Jr. |
1862 |
Brigadier General; recipient of the MOH for carrying dispatches under withering fire at the Battle of Cold Harbor; Chief of Engineers (1901–1904) |
b[›][14][27] |
Beebe, William SullyWilliam Sully Beebe |
1863 |
First Lieutenant; recipient of the MOH for actions during an assault on a fortified position |
b[›][14][33] |
Benyaurd, William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison Benyaurd |
1863 |
Lieutenant Colonel; recipient of the MOH for actions during reconnaissance and rallying his troops |
b[›][14][34] |
Bourke, John GregoryJohn Gregory Bourke |
1869 |
Captain at time of retirement, Private at the time of the Medal of Honor action; recipient of the MOH for gallantry in action at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee; prolific diarist and author focusing on the Old West |
b[›][14][35] |