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    Civil War

    20 honorees
    MGEN WILLIAM NELSON, USA

    William Nelson

    Class of 1846
    Major General | US Army
    September 29, 1862 (38 years old)
    Operational loss Civil War
    2LT ROBERT STUART, JR., USA

    Robert Stuart, Jr.

    Class of 1847
    2nd Lieutenant | US Army
    July 31, 1863 (37 years old)
    Operational loss 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment Civil War Ground
    LCDR DAVID A. MCDERMUT, USN

    David McDermut

    Class of 1847
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 18, 1863 (39 years old)
    KIA USS Cayuga (1861) Civil War Ground Ship Namesake
    LT JOSEPH B. SMITH, USN

    Joseph Smith

    Class of 1847
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    March 8, 1862 (35 years old)
    KIA USS Congress (1841) Civil War Ship
    LT JOHN G. SPROSTON, USN

    John Sproston

    Class of 1852
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    June 8, 1862 (33 years old)
    KIA Civil War Ship Ship Namesake
    LCDR CHARLES W. FLUSSER, USN

    Charles Flusser

    Class of 1853
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    April 19, 1864 (31 years old)
    KIA USS Miami (1861) Civil War Ship Ship Namesake Naval Academy Cemetery
    LCDR ANDREW B. CUMMINGS, USN

    Andrew Cummings

    Class of 1853
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 18, 1863 (32 years old)
    KIA USS Richmond (1860) Civil War Ship
    LCDR WILLIAM GWIN, USN

    William Gwin

    Class of 1853
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 3, 1863 (30 years old)
    KIA USS Benton (1861) Civil War Ship Ship Namesake
    LCDR THOMAS M. BUCHANAN, USN

    Thomas Buchanan

    Class of 1855
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 14, 1863 (25 years old)
    KIA USS Calhoun (1851) Civil War Ship
    LCDR EDWARD LEA, USN

    Edward Lea

    Class of 1855
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 1, 1863 (25 years old)
    KIA Battle of Galveston USS Harriet Lane (1857) Civil War Ship Naval Academy Cemetery
    LT JOHN W. KELLY, USN

    John Kelly

    Class of 1857
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 5, 1864 (~26 years old)
    KIA Battle of Mobile Bay USS Tecumseh (1863) Civil War Ship
    LT RODERICK PRENTISS, USN

    Roderick Prentiss

    Class of 1859
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 6, 1864 (~24 years old)
    KIA Battle of Mobile Bay USS Monongahela (1862) Civil War Ship
    LT CHARLES H. SWASEY, USN

    Charles Swasey

    Class of 1859
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 4, 1862 (23 years old)
    KIA USS Sciota (1861) Civil War Ship
    LT SAMUEL W. PRESTON, USN

    Samuel Preston

    Class of 1862
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 15, 1865 (22 years old)
    KIA Second Battle of Fort Fisher USS Malvern (1860) Civil War Ground Ex-POW Ship Namesake Naval Academy Cemetery
    LT CHARLES W. ZIMMERMAN, USN

    Charles Zimmerman

    Class of 1862
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 1, 1863 (~20 years old)
    KIA Battle of Galveston USS Westfield (1861) Civil War Ship
    LT BENJAMIN H. PORTER, USN

    Benjamin Porter

    Class of 1863
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    January 15, 1865 (20 years old)
    KIA Second Battle of Fort Fisher USS Malvern (1860) Civil War Ground Ex-POW
    LT DAVID D. WEMPLE, USN

    David Wemple

    Class of 1863
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 24, 1864 (21 years old)
    KIA First Battle of Fort Fisher USS Juniata (1862) Civil War Ship Gun Explosion
    ENS EDWARD C. HAZELTINE, USN

    Edward Hazeltine

    Class of 1863
    Ensign | US Navy
    February 17, 1864 (22 years old)
    KIA USS Housatonic (1861) Civil War Ship
    ACTING MIDN JOHN ANDERSON, USN

    John Anderson

    Class of 1863
    Acting Midshipman | US Navy
    April 24, 1862 (18 years old)
    KIA Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip USS Brooklyn (1858) Civil War Ship
    ACTING MIDN JOHN B. BRADLEY, USN

    John Bradley

    Class of 1863
    Acting Midshipman | US Navy
    April 24, 1862 (~18 years old)
    KIA Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip USS Richmond (1860) Civil War Ship