List of United States Military Academy bottom-ranking graduates 1818-1899
The United States Military Academy (USMA) is an undergraduate college in West Point, New York that educates officers for the United States Army. This article lists those alumni of the Military Academy who during the Nineteenth century graduated at the bottom, or last, in their class.
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All USMA cadets are rated each year; and get a final rating when they graduate. The cadet with the lowest class rank is the one that has the worst combination of score, academical standing, additional merits and demerits. The United States Military Academy opened in 1802. The academy started the practice of ranking its graduates in 1818.
Bottom-ranking graduates
| Year | Name | Highest Rank | Remarks | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | John T. Pratt | Second Lieutenant, 1st Infantry | Resigned 1819. Major General, Kentucky Militia. State Senator of Kentucky. | [a]:183 |
| 1819 | William H. Swift | Captain, Topographical Engineers | Resigned 1849. President of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. | [a]:196 |
| 1820 | William W. Morris | Colonel, 2nd Artillery; Brevet Major General, USA | During the Civil War Morris served as a brigade commander primarily in charge of the defense of Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor. | [a]:210 |
| 1821 | Julius A. d'Lagnel | Captain, Ordnance | Died 1840. | [a]:220 |
| 1822 | David Moniac | Brevet Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry | Resigned 1822. Major, Regiment of Creek Volunteers. KIA, Battle of Wahoo Swamp 1836. | [a]:239 |
| 1823 | Egbert B. Birdsall | Captain, 8th Infantry | Died 1845. | [a]:256 |
| 1824 | W. Beverhout Thompson | First Lieutenant, 5th Infantry | Resigned 1830. Chief Engineer, railroads. | [a]:268 |
| 1825 | Samuel R. Allston | First Lieutenant, 4th Infantry | Resigned 1836; died the same year. | [a]:288 |
| 1826 | E. Kirby Smith | Captain, 5th Infantry | DOW, Battle of Churubusco 1847. Older brother of Edmund Kirby Smith. | [a]:307 |
| 1827 | Nelson N. Clark | Second Lieutenant, 4th Infantry | Died 1832. | [a]:324 |
| 1828 | Philip R. Van Wyck | Not commissioned, due to hearing loss. | U. S. Asst. Civil Engineer. Drowned 1832. | [a]:337 |
| 1829 | Richard B. Screven | Captain, 8th Infantry; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, USA. | Died 1851. | [a]:359-360 |
| 1830 | Stephen B. Legate | Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry | Resigned 1835; died the same year. | [a]:379 |
| 1831 | John Conrad | First Lieutenant, 6th Infantry | Died in Florida 1838, during the Second Seminole War. | [a]:398 |
| 1832 | Albert G. Edwards | Brevet Third Lieutenant, 1st Dragoons | Resigned 1835. Merchant in Saint Louis. | [a]:419 |
| 1833 | Nathanaiel W. Hunter | Captain, 2nd Dragoons | Died 1849. | [a]:443-444 |
| 1834 | Alexander Montgomery | Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster | Deputy Quartermaster General. Retired 1874. | [a]:462; [c]:104 |
| 1835 | Hugh McLeod | Brevet Second Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry | Resigned 1836. Brigadier General, Texas Militia. Adjutant General of Texas 1837-1841. Colonel 1st Texas Infantry, PACS. Died in Virginia 1862. | [a]:493; [x]:676 |
| 1836 | Charles H. E. Spoor | Second Lieutenant, 4th Infantry | Died 1838. | [a]:518 |
| 1837 | William Hardia | First Lieutenant, 2nd Dragoons | Dismissed 1840 for habitual drunkenness. | [a]:547 |
| 1838 | Zebulon M. P. Inge | First Lieutenant, 2nd Dragoons | KIA, Battle of Resaca de la Palma 1846 | [a]:571 |
| 1839 | John H. Hill | First Lieutenant, 2nd Dragoons | Died in Mexico 1847, during the Mexican-American War. | [a]:591-592 |
| 1840 | John D. Bacon | First Lieutenant, 6th Infantry | DOW, Battle of Churubusco 1847. | [a]:619 |
| 1841 | Rudolph F. Ernst | Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry | DOW, Battle of Molino del Rey 1847 | [b]:36-37 |
| 1842 | James O. Handy | Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry | Died in Texas 1845. | [b]:71. |
| 1843 | Charles G. Merchant | First Lieutenant, 8th Infantry; Brevet Captain, USA. | Died 1855. | [b]:98-99 |
| 1844 | George W. Hawkins | First Lieutenant, Mounted Rifles | Dismissed 1853, under Sect. 3, Law of Jan. 31, 1823. [lower-alpha 1] | [b]:112 |
| 1845 | William L. Crittenden | Second Lieutenant, 1st Infantry | Resigned 1849. Colonel in López filibustrering expedition against Cuba. Executed in Havana 1851. | [b]:139 |
| 1846 | George E. Pickett | Captain, 9th Infantry; Brevet Captain, USA. | Resigned 1861. Major General, PACS. | [b]:179-180; [x]:790 |
| 1847 | Henry Heth | Captain, 10th Infantry | Resigned 1861. Major General, PACS. | [a]:206; [x]:526-527 |
| 1848 | George W. Howland | Major, 2nd Cavalry; Brevet Major, USA. | Retired 1869. | [b]:226 [f]:549 |
| 1849 | James McIntosh | Captain, 1st Cavalry | Resigned 1861. Brigadier General, PACS. KIA, Battle of Pea Ridge 1862. | [b]:252-253; [x]:669 |
| 1850 | Donald C. Stith | Captain, 5th Infantry | Dismissed 1861. Colonel, Assistant Inspector General, PACS. | [b];277-278; [x]:926 |
| 1851 | Lawrence S. Baker | First Lieutenant, Mounted Rifles | Resigned 1861. Brigadier General, PACS. | [b]:304; [x]:184 |
| 1852 | Hezekiah H. Garber | Second Lieutenant, 4th Infantry | Died 1859. | [b]:332-333 |
| 1853 | William Craig | Captain, Quartermaster | Resigned 1864. | [b]:372. |
| 1854 | John McCleary | Captain, 6th Infantry; Brevet Major, USA. | Died 1868. | [b]:391-392; [c]:246 |
| 1855 | George McGunigle Dick | Second Lieutenant, 1st Infantry | Died 1856 in Texas. | [b]:418 |
| 1856 | Arthur S. Cunningham | First Lieutenant, 10th Infantry | Resigned 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, PACS. | [b]:446; [x]:344 |
| 1857 | Lafayette Peck | First Lieutenant, 8th Infantry | Resigned 1861. Major, PACS. Died 1864. | [b]:467; [x]:780 |
| 1858 | Charles E. Jesup | Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry | Resigned 1860; died the same year. | [b]:480 |
| 1859 | Henry A. F. Worth | Captain, 6th Infantry | Disabled by wound; resigned 1863. Quartermaster's Clerk 1863. | [b]:493-494 |
| 1860 | Harold Borland | Brevet Second Lieutenant of Infantry | Resigned 1861. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, PACS. | [b]: 519; [x]:231 |
| 1861 (May) |
Sheldon Sturgeon | Captain, 6th Cavalry; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, USA. | Retired 1876, for disability contracted in the line of duty. | [b]:548; [c]:297 |
| 1861 (June) |
George A. Custer | Lieutenant Colonel, 7th Cavalry; Brevet Major General, USV; Major General, USV; Brevet Major General, USA. | KIA, Battle of Little Bighorn 1876. | [b]:568-569; [c]:304-305 |
| 1862 | Charles N. Warner | First Lieutenant, 4th Artillery; Brevet Captain, USA. | Honorably mustered out of service, 1871. | [b]:586; [c]:304-305 |
| 1863 | James R. Reid | Captain, 10th Infantry | Resigned 1866. | [b]:596 |
| 1864 | Samuel H. Kinney | First Lieutenant, 2nd Artillery; Brevet Captain, USA. | Died 1868 at Sitka, Alaska. | [b]:608; [c]:326 |
| 1865 | Charles E. Dempsey | Colonel, 30th Infantry. | Retired 1901. | [b]:625; [c]:345; [d]:170; [e]:150 |
| 1866 | James B. Cole | First Lieutenant, 4th Cavalry | Honorable discharged on his own request, 1870. Lawyer. | [b]:633; [c]:357 |
| 1867 | John H. Gifford | First Lieutenant, 2nd Artillery. Captain (Retired). | Retired 1898, for disability contracted in the line of duty. | [b]:645; [c]:375; [d]:157 |
| 1868 | William H. Coombs | Second Lieutenant, 8th Cavalry | Resigned 1869. | [c]:392 |
| 1869 | Mason M. Maxon | Captain, 10th Cavalry | Retired 1891, for disability contracted in the line of duty. | [c]:404; [d]:193 |
| 1870 | Levi P. Hunt | Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd Cavalry. Colonel (Retired). | Retired 1909, by operation of law. | [c]:422-423; [d]:205; [e]:176-177 |
| 1871 | Julius H. Pardee | First Lieutenant, 23rd Infantry | Resigned 1885. Ranchman, New Mexico. | [c]:435-436; [d]:215; [x]:768 |
| 1872 | Frank P. Reap | Second Lieutenant, 10th Cavalry | Resigned 1874. Cashier of the Miners' Savings Bank of Pittston, Pennsylvania. | [c]:451-452 |
| 1873 | Joseph P. Huston | Colonel, 19th Infantry. Colonel (Retired). | Retired 1910, for a disability incident to the service. | [c]:463; [d]:240; [e]:211-213 |
| 1874 | J. Hansell French | Second Lieutenant, 9th Cavalry. | Resigned 1876. Returned to service 1878. KIA, with the Apache Indians in San Mateo Mountains, New Mexico 1880. | [c]:474; [x]:437 |
| 1875 | Charles W. Williams | Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster | Deputy Quartermaster General. Died at Havana, Cuba, 1898. | [c]:484; [d]:274-275 |
| 1876 | Hamilton Rowan | Major, Artillery Corps | Retired 1906 at his own request, after over 34 years of service. | [c]:495; [d]:274-275; [e]:251 |
| 1877 | F. Halverson French | First Lieutenant, 3rd Cavalry. | Retired 1885. | [c]:511; [x]:436 |
| 1878 | Ormentiz J. C. Hock | Second Lieutenant, 17th Infantry | Died 1883. | [d]:306; [x]:533 |
| 1879 | Guy R. Beardslee | Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry | Resigned 1880. | [d]:323; [x]:203 |
| 1880 | Percy E. Trippe | Lieutenant Colonel, Cavalry. Colonel (Retired). | Retired 1912 at his own request, after over 30 years of service. | [d]:338; [e]:314; [f]:306 |
| 1881 | Frederick T. Van Liew | Captain, 2nd Infantry | Dismissed 1899 by Order of a General Court Martial.[lower-alpha 2] | [d]:353 |
| 1882 | George P. Ahearn | Captain, 9th Infantry. Major (Retired). | Retired 1909,´for disability contracted in the line of duty. | [d]:366; [e]:339 |
| 1883 | Clarence R. Edwards | Lieutenant Colonel, 47th Volunteer Infantry; Major General, National Army; Major General, USA. Major General (Retired). Major General, Massachusetts National Guard. | Chief Bureau of Insular Affairs. Commanded the 26th Infantry Division in World War I. Retired 1922 at his own request, after over 40 years of service. | [d]:383-384; [e]:353; [f]:371; [h]:207-208 |
| 1884 | Powhatan H. Clarke | First Lieutenant, 10th Cavalry | Medal of Honor, 1891. Drowned 1893 while trying to save life of a soldier. | [d]:398 |
| 1885 | Edward P. Lowton | Captain, 19th Infantry. Major (Retired). | Retired 1908, for disability contracted in the line of duty. | [d]:412; [e]:378-379 |
| 1886 | David W. Fulton | Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry | Died 1889 | [a]; 439; [x]:440 |
| 1887 | Frank Herman Albright | Colonel, 54th Infantry; Brigadier General, National Army. Colonel (Retired). | Commanded the 55th Infantry Brigade during World War I. Retired 1919 at his own request, after over 36 years of service | [d]:459; [e]:415; [f]:485 |
| 1888 | Mathew C. Butler, Jr. | Major, Ordnance, USV; Lieutenant Colonel, 7th Cavalry. | Died 1916. | [d]:473; [e]:428; [f]:509 |
| 1889 | Charles Young | Major, 9th Ohio Vol. Colored Cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel, 10th Cavalry. Colonel (Retired). | Retired 1917, for disability contracted in the line of duty. | [d]:489; [e]:442; [f]:536-537 |
| 1890 | Vernon A. Caldwell | Lieutenant Colonel, 7th Infantry; Temporary Colonel, 365th Infantry; Brigadier General, National Army. Brigadier General (Retired). | Commandet 58th Infantry Brigade in World War I. Retired 1919 at his own request, after over 33 years of service. | [d]:508; [e]:458; [f]:570-571; [h]:313 |
| 1891 | David P. Cordray | Captain, 26th Infantry. Major (Retired). | Retired 1913, for disability contracted in the line of duty. | [d]:530; [e]:480; [f]:614 |
| 1892 | Horace G. Hembright | Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry | Died 1896. | [d]:549 |
| 1893 | Mathew E. Savile | Colonel of Infantry; Colonel of Infantry, National Army. Colonel (Retired). | Commander of Trains and Military Police, 91st Infantry Division, World War I. Retired 1920 at his own request, after over 31 years of service. | [d]:565; [e]:512; [f]:680-681 |
| 1894 | James A. Moss | Colonel of Infantry, National Army. Colonel, Quartermaster Corps. Colonel (Retired). | Commanded 367th Infantry during World War I. Retired 1922 at his own request, after over 30 years of service. | [d]:582; [e]:531; [f]:714-715; [h]:389 |
| 1895 | Daniel Duncan | Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry | Died 1897. | [d]:598 |
| 1896 | Robert B. Powers | Major, 7th Cavalry, detailed as Quartermaster; Temporary Colonel of Cavalry. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired). | Retired 1920, for disability contracted in the line of duty. | [d]:622; [e]:570-571; [f]:784-785 |
| 1897 | Harold E. Cloke | Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, USV; Colonel of Field Artillery, National Army; Colonel, Coast Artillery Corps. Colonel (Retired). | Commanded 160th Field Artillery Brigade in World War I. Retired 1937. | [d]:642; [e]:593-594; [f]:823; [h]:456; [i]:112 |
| 1898 | David L. Stone | Colonel, National Army; Major General, USA. Major General (Retired). | Staff Officer in World War I; awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. | [d]:657; [e]:613; [f]:855-856; [h]:476; [i]:117 |
| 1899 | Albert N. McClure | Colonel, Quartermaster Corps. Colonel (Retired). | Retired 1929 for disability incident to service. | [d]:668; [e]:633; [f]:901; [h]:502-503 |
- Notes
- An Act concerning the disbursement of public money. Sec. 3: "That every officer or agent of the United States, who shall offend against the provisions of the preceding sections, shall, by the officer charged with the direction of the department to which such offending officer is responsible, be promptly reported to the President of the United States, and dismissed from the public service."[1]
- Found guilty to charges of disobeying orders, misappropriating public money to his own use and benefit, and wrongfully receiving money. [2]
References
^ a: Cullum, George W. (1868). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802 to the Army reorganization of 1866-67. Vol. I. 1802-1840. New York, NY: D. Van Nostrand.
^ b: Cullum, George W. (1868). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802 to the Army reorganization of 1866-67. Vol. II. 1841-1867. New York, NY: D. Van Nostrand.
^ c: Cullum, George W. (1879). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802. Supplement. Vol. III. New York, NY: James Miller.
^ d: Cullum, George W. (1900). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802. Supplement. Vol. IV. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press.
^ e: Cullum, George W. (1910). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802. Supplement. Vol. V. Saginaw, Michigan: Seemann & Peters.
^ f: Cullum, George W. (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802. Supplement. Vol. VIA. Chicago, Illinois: R.R. Donnely & Sons.
^ g: Cullum, George W. (1930). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802. Supplement. Vol. VIB. Chicago, Illinois: R.R. Donnely & Sons.
^ h: Cullum, George W. (1930). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802. Supplement. Vol. VII. Chicago, Illinois: R.R. Donnely & Sons.
^ i: Cullum, George W. (1940). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, since its establishment in 1802. Supplement. Vol. VIII. Chicago, Illinois: R.R. Donnely & Sons.
^ x: Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the Officers United States Army. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
- Acts of the Seventeenth Congress of the United States. Washington, DC, p. 723.
- Adjutant General's Office (1900). General Orders and Circulars, 1899. Washington, DC, "General Orders No. 186."
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