Of the 1,125 graduates of the United States Military Academy who served in the Civil War, 815 remained loyal to the Union and 310 joined the Confederate military—roughly three of every 10 West Pointers wore the gray, Here’s a look, by class, since the establishment of the Academy in 1802.
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