West Point • 76 graduates • Class of 1886

Famous for many outstanding Generals

"They were the largest graduating class from West Point until the Army expanded in 1903.. From that class, twenty-five reached into the stars – 32% – headlined by John J. Pershing. Fourteen reached the two-star level with most commanding divisions – AEF divisions were the size of corps in other armies at over 28,000 men. Pershing got his own special Congressional rank (four plus stars) devised at the end of the war. Mason Patrick and Charles Menoher both commanded the Air Service at different times. Bertram Clayton was the one class member killed in action during an air attack on May 30,1918, just a couple of weeks after being promoted to colonel."

Alpha List, as shown in main project repro. of graduation list (1886)

1. Brig. Gen. Avery Delano Andrews 1864-1959 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_D._Andrews most prominent for his service as a brigadier general on the staff of the American Expeditionary Forces headquarters during World War I. On the staff of his classmate Pershing.
2. Chauncey Brooke Baker (1860-1936) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauncey_Brooke_Baker; Brigadier general active during World War I
3. David J. Baker, Jr. (1865-1926) Col. buried San Francisco National cemetery
4. Charles Clarendon Ballou (June 13, 1862 – July 23, 1928) was a United States Army officer who attained the rank of major general during World War I • Ballou retired in 1926 as a colonel with forty years of service • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Clarendon_Ballou • 3159
5. Melvin H. Barnum (at large) ~• no military records found by geni curator
6. William Heebner Bean (1861-1904) • was a Major at the time of his suicide • 2nd US Cavalry (see <discussions> linked to his profile : does not have a bip at Cullum's Register
7. Lucien Grant Berry (November 29, 1863 – December 31, 1937) was a brigadier general in the United States Army who served in three wars. He returned to the States in April 1919, and on June 5 reverted to his permanent rank of colonel. incorrect as to the USMA
8. 2nd Lt. William Camp 3115 resigned in 1889 ; Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Bridger, Wy., Sep. 30, 1886, to July 15, 1889; and on leave of absence, to Sep. 14, 1889. •17th Infantry ; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125225394/william-homer-camp
9. Maj. Charles Grattan Dwyer of TX (1862-1943) findagrave
10. Edwards Cranston Brooks of Oregon (1860-1922) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49220220/edwards-cranston-brooks
11. Joseph Charles Byron (1860-1932) • medal of honor • PLACE OF BIRTH: Buffalo, New York HOME OF RECORD: Hagerstown, Maryland • wounded in China. During the World War, he was a member of the War Industries Board and head of the leather purchasing section. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123060816/joseph-charles-byron
12. Jesse McIlvane Carter (April 12, 1863 – June 23, 1930) was a United States Army Major General who served as Chief of the Militia Bureau. (orig in 3rd Cav. • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_McI._Carter
13. Bertram Tracy Clayton (1862-1918) of Alabama • appointed a second lieutenant in the Eleventh Regiment, United States Infantry and served until April 30, 1888, when he resigned to go into business as a civil engineer. He returned to service in 1898 and served in Puerto Rico, Canal Zone, Philipinnes, France • 3141 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_T._Clayton
14. Col Richard Claiborne Croxton (24 Jan 1864 - 6 Jun 1920) buried at Arlington NC • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111015287/richard-claiborne-cro...
15. Walter N. P. Darrow of NY served in FL on 1890
16. Col. George B. Davis of NY ( Oct. 9, 1862 - June 5, 1935) • buried at the West Ppont cemetery 3154
17. George D. De Shon of MA
18. James C. Druien of KY
19. George B. Duncan of KY
20. Charles Grattan Dwyer ( 1862 - 1943 )of TX *at Ft. Snelling MN in 1895 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28885935/charles-grattan-dwyer
21. Col. Stephen Habersham Elliott (1865 -1916 ) bio at findagrave
22. William G. Eliott ( May 22, 1863 - Aug 11, 1898 ) died in Cuba shortly after the war ended see bio.3171 • AZT Co I 9th Inf. (1891) Ft. Huachuca; 1893 Ft. Apache
23. Frank B. Fowler
24. Harry Freeland of MD ; 3rd infantry 1 Lieut ; Instructor at West Point as of June 15, 1890
25. Col James Henly Frier Sr. (15 Mar 1864 - 18 Oct 1933 ) see: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124784721/james-henly-frier for photo
26. David William Fulton, October 31, 1863; No. 3173. Class of 1886. Died, March 28, 1889, at Fort Bayard, New Mexico, aged 26 ; bio ; he died of pneumonia 3173 • Died, Mar. 28, 1889, at Ft. Bayard, N. M.: Aged 25.
27. George John Godfrey (1862-1900) died in the Philippines (see bio at findagrave
28. Brig. Gen. Walter H. Gordon (June 24, 1863 - April 26, 1924); bio
29. Major John Taylor Haines (1864-1911) bio at findagrave
30. Col. Letcher Hardeman (1864-1937) of MO distinguished service medal WWI bio at findagrave 4th US Cav. in AZT
31. Floyd W. Harris (1861-19550 of WV findgrave 9no bio) ; Is on ancestry dot com
32. Gen. William Henry Hay of FL (1860-1946) wikipedia commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and served in Texas at Fort Davis, Fort Clark, and the Post at San Antonio. Retired as a two-star general
33. Robert Lincoln Hirst of PA (1864-1934) findgrave (no bio)
34. Col. Dwight Ely Holley of CT (1863-1936) 3170 findagrave (no bio)
35. Edward N. Jones, Jr. of AL ; 2nd Lieut. 1st Inf. at Ft. Niobrara NB Jan 1890 - Nov 1890 ; McKinney, Fort in WY 1891-93
36. Lt. Frank Green Kalk of WI (1864-1898) findagrave (no bio) 5th US Inf. (crushed by train in Burlington IA see The Muscatine Journal 05 Mar 1898, Sat ·Page 1 (commandant at Iowa Wesleyan Univ.); another photo of him may be at the wedding of his classmate at West Point William Heebner Bean
37. Henry Clay Keene, Jr. (1863-1940) of MA findagrave (no bio)
38. Frederick C. Kimball of ME (1863-1897) 1st Lieut. & R.Q.M. 5th U.S. Inf. findagrave (no bio) ; died of peritonitis • 3155 > domestic service, including Norwich Univ. of Norwich VT
39. Col. Armand Isadore Lasseigne (1861-1928) of Louisiana; fought against Sitting Bull findagrave
40. Major General Edward Mann Lewis of IN (1863-1949) wikipedia
41. Charles G. Lyman (21 AUG 1861 - 4 AUG 1939) at Ft. Bowie AZT 1890-1891
42. Marcus Maxwell of AR (1864-1916] 2d Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Wounded Knee; retired early; newspaper editor i AR 372
43. Major Edward W. McCaskey of PA (1863-1933) findagrave 21st Infantry
44. Major General Frank McIntyre of AL (1865-1944) findagrave (no bio) ; wikipedia
45. Major General John Eugene McMahon of NY (December 8, 1860 – January 28, 1920) wikipedia ; bio at findagrave
46. Major General James Heny McRae of GA (1863-1940) wikipedia ; started in the 3rd US Infantry
47. Major General Charles Thomas Menoher of PA (1862-1930) wikipedia first Chief of the United States Army Air Service from 1918 to 1921
48. 2nd Lt. Seward Mott of PA (1861-1887) died in Arizona Territory of wounds received in an altercation with disgruntled Apaches on a reservation • 3169
49. Colonel Thomas Bentley Mott of VA (1865-1952) military attaché in Paris for over 20 years; associate of Pershing wikipedia ; buried in Paris; author of VA
50. Col. John Torrence Nance of IL (1864-1938) bio at findagrave
51. Brig. Gen. Henry Clay Newcomer (1861-1952) of IL
52. Brig Gen Albert Decatur Niskern of Michigan (1861-1930) wikipedia
53. Lieut. James E. Nolan of WI (1861-1898) findagrave orig in 4th US Cav. (died of pneumonia)
54. Major General Mason Mathews Patrick of WV (1863-1942) (engineer) bio at findagrave • became Chief of the US Army Air Corps after WW1
55. Brig. Gen. Julius Augustus Penn, Jr. of OH (1865-1934) bio at findagrave
56. General of the Armies John J. Pershing
57. Lt. Colville Mott Petit of NY (1865-1890) died at Fort Robinson NB findagrave (no bio) ; 8th US Inf. Dec. 1890 The Kansas City Times 28 Dec 1890, Sun ·Page 6; death reported: The Kansas City Times 06 Jan 1891, Tue ·Page 3 • No. 3120, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry under Col August V Kautz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre Wounded Knee Massacre took place during this time. The 8th Inf. worked to clear the remains of the dead. (see project) and Fifty-Ninth Annual Report of the Association of Graduates of the USMA (1891) Died at Ft. Robinson at 9:15 PM per 8th If. report : https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12783083:2229?tid=&pid=&queryId=952f6b378cde91fc42159e56bd84a486&_phsrc=wnK128&_phstart=successSource
58. Brig. Gen Benjamin Andrew Poore of MA (1863-1940) ~• highly decorated wikipedia limited bio at findagrave
59. Brig Gen. Charles Lewis Potter of Maine (1864-1928) photo at findagrave
60. Robert G. Proctor of KY = Military assigned to Fort Hamilton, New York HarborJan 1888-1890 New York
61. Col. Samuel Reber of MO (1864-1933) bio and photo at findagrave
62. Brig. Gen Thomas H. Rees of Michigan (1863-1942) photo and bio at findagrave
63. Charles Swift Riché of PA (1864-1926) photo at findagrave
64. Maj. Amos Blanchard Shattuck of NH (1860-1913)
65. Col. Erneste V. Smith of MO (18 Nov 1864 - 1940)Smith, Erneste V. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3160-1886 ; Lt. i 3rd infantry Star Tribune 03 Apr 1887, Sun ·Page 3 > Missoula MT; served with USMA classmate Frank Kalk > The River Press 14 Jul 1886, Wed ·Page 6 at Ft. Benton MT ; findagrave has photo
66. Col. Gustave Woodson Smith Stevens of Louisiana (1864-1935); son of a CSA General; extensive bio and photo at findagrave • 3131
67. Col. Cecil Stewart of VA (1864-1933] his father was at the USMA as well confirmed at findagrave ; later became an artist
68. Maj. William Maclay Swaine of NM (1860-1909) photo at findagrave ; his father was a BG/USMA grad. in Civil War
69. Col. Arthur Paul Thayer of IN (1864-1927) bio at findagrave
70. Lt. John Anderson Towers of SC (1862-1893) no bio at findagrave died while commandant of the SC Military Academy The Union Times31 Mar 1893, Fri ·Page 1 died in SC
71. Capt. Harry George Trout of PA (1861-1905) findagrave 1st Lt, 2nd U. S. Cavalry Rgt.; in May 1893 joined his regiment at Ft. Wingate, N M and spent four years there along with USMA classmate William Bean • 3135
72. Major General Peter E. Traub of NY (1864-1956) ; 1st Cav. against the Sioux see findagravethus, would have served with USMA classmate William Bean in AZT; died in the Philippines
73. Brig Gen. Charles C. Wolcutt, Jr. (1861-1946) findagrave
74. Col. Robert Clarence Williams of OH (1862-1942) findagrave
75. Major General Frank Long Winn of KY (1864-1941) findagrave Div. Commander WWI
76. Edmund Sehon Wright of KY (1864-1946) findagrave

Events

• 1885 classmates stood in honor when the funeral train of Ulysses S.Grant made a stop in West Point in 1885 ~• ed. note: Except perhaps those cadets whose fathers served for the CSA eg; Colonel Gustave Woodson Smith Stevens

sources

• https://www.west-point.org/wp/ring_recovery/RRP/RingPix/2010ROG_193...
• class ranked in order
• Cullum's Register (example)
• Cullums Register alpha example
  • searching hint: substitute the alpha. letter of the surname you wish to look for. eg. "P" for Pershing
    • not all seventy-six grads of USMA 1886 are chronicled. We are grateful for George W. Cullum's Register of Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy!
• https://meaderingthroughtheprologue.com/west-point-classes-and-the-...