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The List of Graduates of the United States Military Academy Class of 1829 summarizes the military and civil careers of those who graduated from the Class of 1829 of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The class standing or class rank at graduation determined which branch of the army a graduate could be appointed into; top standing was required for the engineers, while the other branches were reserved for those with a lower standing on the graduation list. [1] Since 1821, when the Congress ordered a reduction in the size of the army and forced resignation of officers, and until the Civil War, the new West Point graduate normally had to serve a period of time as a supernumerary brevet second lieutenant until a vacancy occurred in a regiment and he could be commissioned second lieutenant. [2]
The antebellum promotion system for officers of the United States Army was based on seniority, the length of time of service. Promotions took place within the regiment as billets were available through resignation or death. As no system of retirement or pension existed, officers tended to stay in the service as long as possible thereby making promotion very slow. Promotion by brevet entitled the officer to use the rank title and wear the rank insignia of a higher rank, but would not let him draw the higher pay. Brevet promotions were usually given as rewards for gallantry, and many officers were so rewarded during the Mexican War. [3]
Class Rank [4] | Name [4] | Born in [4] | Appointed to West Point from [4] | Branch of Service [4] | Promotions [4] | Remarks [4] | Highest Rank [4] [5] | Civil History [4] [5] | Died [4] [5] | ||
First Lieutenant | Captain | Rank 1861 | |||||||||
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1 | Charles Mason | N.Y. | N.Y. | Engineers | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1831 | Brevet Second Lieutenant, USA | Lawyer, judge, railroad executive, gubernatorial candidate (Iowa) | 1882 [6] |
2 | Robert E. Lee | Va. | Va. | Engineers | 1836 | 1838 | Colonel Cavalry, Brevet Colonel Engineers | Joined the rebellion against the United States [lower-alpha 1] | Colonel, Brevet Colonel USA | President of Washington College | 1870 |
3 | William H. Harford | Ga. | Ga. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1833 | Second Lieutenant, USA | Chief Engineer, New Orleans | 1836 |
4 | J. Allen Smith Izard | Pa. | Pa. | Artillery | 1836 | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1837 | First Lieutenant, USA | Planter S.C. | 1879 [8] |
5 | James Barnes | Mass. | Mass. | Artillery | 1836 | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1836 | Brigadier General, Brevet Major General, USV | Chief Engineer, railroad constructor | 1869 |
6 | Catharinus P. Buckingham | Ohio | Ohio | Artillery | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1831 | Brigadier General, USV | Ironmaster, steelwork president | 1888 [9] |
7 | Joseph Brice Smith | D.C. | D.C. | Artillery | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1832 | Captain, Brevet Major, USV | Lawyer | 1901 [10] |
8 | John Mackay | Ga. | Ga | Artillery | 1834 | 1838 Topographical Engineers [11] | n/a | - | Captain | n/a | 1848 |
9 | Charles W. Hackley | N.Y. | N.Y. | Artillery | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1833 | Second Lieutnant, USA | Professor of Astronomy | 1861 |
10 | Miner Knowlton | Conn. | Conn. | Artillery | 1835 | 1846 | Captain | Retired 1861 | Captain, USA | n/a | 1870 |
11 | John C. Casey | England | N.J. | Artillery | 1835 | 1838 | n/a | - | Captain, Commissary of Subsistence | n/a | 1856 |
12 | William R. McKee | Ky. | Ky. | Artillery | 1836 | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1836 | Colonel, USV | Chief engineer, lawyer | KIA 1847 |
13 | Joseph E. Johnston | Va. | Va. | Artillery | 1838 | 1846 | Quartermaster General | Joined the rebellion against the United States [lower-alpha 2] | Brigadier General, USA | Insurance executive, congressman | 1891 [12] |
14 | John F. Kennedy | Md. | Md. | Artillery | 1835 | n/a | n/a | - | First Lieutenant, USA | n/a | 1837 |
15 | O. McKnight Mitchel | Ky. | Ohio | Artillery | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1832 | Major General, USV | Astronomer | 1862 |
16 | Gustavus Brown | Va. | Ky. | Artillery | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | Second Lieutenant, USA | n/a | 1832 |
17 | Sidney Burbank | Mass. | Mass. | Infantry | 1836 | 1839 | Lieutenant Colonel | Retired 1870 | Colonel, Brevet Brigadier General, USA | n/a | 1882 [13] |
18 | William Hoffman | N.Y. | N.Y. | Infantry | 1836 | 1838 | Lieutenant Colonel | Retired 1870 | Colonel, Brevet Major General, USA | n/a | 1884 |
19 | Charles Petigru | S.C. | S.C. | Artillery | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | Second Lieutenant, USA | n/a | 1835 |
20 | Franklin E. Hunt | N.J. | N.J. | Artillery | 1836 | 1846 | Major, Paymaster | - | Lieutenant Colonel Paymaster, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, USA | n/a | 1881 [14] |
21 | Lancaster P. Lupton | N.Y. | N.Y. | Dragoons | 1833 | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1836 | First Lieutenant, USA | Fur trader | 1853 |
22 | Seth Eastman | Me. | Me. | Infantry | 1836 | 1839 | Lieutenant Colonel | Retired 1863 | Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Brigadier General, USA | n/a | 1875 |
23 | Thomas Swords | N.Y. | N.Y. | Infantry | 1833 Dragoons | 1837 Dragoons | Colonel, Assistant Quartermaster General | Retired 1869 | Colonel, Brevet Major General, USA | n/a | 1886 [15] |
24 | Albemarle Cady | N.H. | N.H. | Infantry | 1836 | 1838 | Lieutenant Colonel | Retired 1864 | Colonel, Brevet Brigadier General, USA | n/a | 1888 [16] |
25 | Thomas A. Davies | N.Y. | N.Y. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1831 | Colonel, Brevet Brigadier General, USV | Merchant | 1899 [17] |
26 | Albert G. Blanchard | Mass. | Mass. | Infantry | 1836 | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1840; reappointed 1847-48 Joined the rebellion against the United States [lower-alpha 3] | Major, USA | Surveyor, teacher, railroad official | 1891 [18] |
27 | Chileabs S. Howe | Mass. | N.Y. | Infantry | 1836 | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1838 | First Lieutenant, USA | Planter | 1875 [19] |
28 | Caleb C. Sibley | Mass. | Mass. | Infantry | 1836 | 1840 | Lieutenant Colonel | Retired 1869 | Colonel, Brevet Brigadier General, USA | n/a | 1875 |
29 | James H. Wright | Ga. | S.C. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Second Lieutenant, USA | n/a | 1830 |
30 | George A. Sterling | Conn. | Conn. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1831 | Second Lieutenant, USA | Farmer | 1869 |
31 | Joseph H. Pawling | Pa. | Pa. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1830 | Brevet Second Lieutenant, USA | Lawyer, clerk in the War Department | 1847 |
32 | Antes Snyder | Pa. | Pa. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1830 | Brevet Second Lieutenant, USA | Railroad engineer | 1861 |
33 | William H. Warfield | Md. | Md. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1832 | Brevet Second Lieutenant, USA | Farmer | 1857 |
34 | James Clark | Pa. | Pa. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1830 | Brevet Second Lieutenant, USA | President, College of the Holy Cross [20] | 1885 [21] |
35 | James Allen | Ohio | Ind. | Infantry | 1835 Dragoons | 1837 Dragoons | n/a | n/a | Captain USA, Lieutenant Colonel USV | n/a | 1846 |
36 | Jonathan Freeman | N.J. | N.J. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Second Lieutenant, USA | Civil engineer, lawyer | 1854 |
37 | John P. Davis | Me. | Me. | Infantry | 1834 | 1838 | n/a | Dismissed 1847, under Sect. 3, Law of Jan. 31, 1823. [lower-alpha 4] | Captain, USA | n/a | 1846 |
38 | George R. J. Bowdoin | Mass. | Mass. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1832 | Brevet Second Lieutenant, USA, Lieutenant Colonel, USV | Lawyer | 1870 |
39 | Edwin R. Long | Infantry | N.C. | N.C. | 1836 | n/a | n/a | n/a | First Lieutenant, USA | n/a | 1846 |
40 | Benjamin W. Brice | Va. | Ohio | Infantry | 1836 | n/a | Major Paymaster | Resigned 1832 Reappointed 1847-49 Reappointed 1852 Retired 1872 | Brigadier General Paymaster-General, Brevet Major General, USA | Lawyer, judge | 1892 [23] |
41 | Robert W. Burnet | Ohio | Ohio | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | First Lieutenant, USA | n/a | 1898 [24] |
42 | James S. Moore | Ga. | Ga. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | Resigned 1829 | Brevet Second Lieutenant, USA | Physician, planter | 1869 |
43 | Charles O. May | Vt. | Vt. | Infantry | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | Brevet Second Lieutenant, USA | Physician, planter | 1830 |
44 | Theophilus H. Holmes | N.C. | N.C. | Infantry | 1835 | 1838 | Major | Joined the rebellion against the United States [lower-alpha 5] | Major, Brevet Major USA | Farmer [26] | 1880 [25] |
46 | Richard B. Screven | S.C. | S.C. | Infantry | 1836 | 1838 | n/a | n/a | Captain, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel USA | n/a | 1851 |
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