Class of 1843

Pindel, William, of Friendship, Md. Enlisted July 14, 1863 at Baltimore, Md., as Private, Battery B, Maryland Light Artillery, for six months. Mustered out January 16, 1864.

Class of 1844

Mott, Thaddeus P., of New York, N.Y. Appears on May 21, 1861 as Captain commanding the Third Battery, New York Light Artillery, which became Mott's Battery. Shown absent, sick, in Georgetown, D.C. February, 1862. Relieved of duty July 8, 1862 by order of General McClellan. Resigned. Appointed Colonel, January 10, 1863 and authorized to raise a Regiment of Cavalry which became the Fourteenth New York Cavalry. Wounded in the Seven Days Battle. Placed in command of all Cavalry units in New York City on August 20, 1863, during the period of the draft riots. Charged with unwarranted attacks upon civilians, he was court-martialed and cashiered. Special War Department order #644 states that by direction of President Lincoln the sentence of the court is revoked and Colonel Mott's resignation accepted, allowing him an honorable discharge. Appears again as Colonel and Inspector of outposts in New Orleans under General W.A. Lee. Placed in arrest at New Iberia, La., December 21, 1864.Class of 1845

Dodge, Charles C., of Georgetown, D.C. Major and Collector of the Port of Georgetown.

Knighton, Nicholas S., of Davidsonville, Md. Enlisted at Baltimore, Md., November 8, 1861 as Private, Company G. Fifth Maryland Infantry. Discharged for disability, October 15, 1862.

Longstreth, Charles C., of Philadelphia, Pa. Enlisted June 17, 1863 at Montgomery County, Pa., for existing emergency (Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania), as Private, Captain Comley's Company, Pennsylvania Cavalry. Mustered out at Harrisburg, Pa., July 30, 1863.

Nichols, James W., of Tennessee. Appointed Paymaster of Volunteers, February 19, 1863. Brevetted Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865 for "Meritorious service during the war."

Niles, Nathaniel F., of Illinois. Appointed October 25, 1862 at Camp Butler, Ill., Colonel of the One Hundred Thirtieth Regiment, Illinois Infantry. Brevet Brigadier General, March 15, 1865 "for gallantry and meritorious service."

Stone, Edward E., of Georgia. A career officer in the U.S. Navy, he served throughout the war as Lieutenant and Lieutenant Commander successively. Commanded the steamer Iron Age in the South Atlantic Squadron on Blockade duty, and participated in the battle which resulted in the capture of Fort Anderson. Slightly wounded at Fort Anderson.

Wade, Henry A., of Elizabethtown, Pa. Enrolled September 13, 1862 at Elizabethtown, Pa., as Captain, Company I, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Infantry Militia. Mustered out September 25, 1862.

Class of 1846

Gunnell, Francis M., of Washington, D.C. A career naval surgeon before the war, he was promoted from Assistant Surgeon to Surgeon, April 23, 1861. Served in the Blockading Squadron, and in 1864 was assigned to the Naval Hospital in Washington. He remained in the Naval service after the war and in 1884 became Surgeon General.

Patterson, Robert E., of Harrisburg, Pa. Enrolled November 1, 1861 at Philadelphia as Colonel of the One Hundred Fifteenth Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteer Regiment, an Irish regiment recruited in Philadelphia. War Department General Order #67, dated July 16, 1865, appoints him Brevet Brigadier General "for meritorious service during the war." Fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Malvern Hill, Bristow Station and at Second Bull Run. Resigned, January 5, 1863.

Sanford, David, of Amsterdam, N.Y. Enlisted August 6, 1862 in Steuben County, N.Y., as Private, Company G, One Hundred Seventh Regiment, New York Infantry Volunteers. Fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Atlanta. Promoted to Sergeant. Became ill during the Atlanta Campaign and was declared unfit for duty because of Rheumatism. Discharged (full disability) at Buffalo, N.Y., June 13, 1865.

Class of 1848

Arnold, George W., of Baltimore, Md. Enrolled August 5, 1861 at Baltimore as Captain, Company D, Third Maryland Infantry. Fought at Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Chicamauga, The Wilderness, Petersburg and Appomattox.

Francis, Charles, of Wilmington, Del. Enlisted May 21, 1861 at Wilmington, Del., as Private, Company A, Second Regiment, Delaware Infantry. Killed in action July 3, 1862 at Malvern Hill.

Riley, John Campbell, of Washington, D.C. Acting Assistant Surgeon, U.S.A.

Class of 1849

Corcoran, Francis E., of California. First Colonel Commissioned by Governor Downey of California, but nevert saw action.

Dodge, Henry C., of New York, N.Y. Member of the class of 1863 at the U.S. Military Academy. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Second U. S. Artillery, June 11, 1863. Promoted to First Lieutenant, June 11, 1864. At Gettysburg, the Rapidan Campaign, Culpeper, Cold Harbor, and at the fall of Richmond.

Horner, Alfred, of Philadelphia, Pa. Enlisted April 29, 1861, at Philadelphia, as Private, Captain James' First Troop, Philadelphia city Cavalry, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Mustered out August 17, 1861 at Philadelphia.

Huntt, George Gibson, of Washington, D.C. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, First U.S. Cavalry, March, 1861. Promoted to First Lieutenant May, 1861. Transferred to Fourth U.S. Cavalry, August, 1861. Promoted to Captain, July 7, 1862. Served with the Fourth Cavalry throughout the war.

Jenkins, Thomas C., of Baltimore, Md. Enlisted June 24, 1861 at Baltimore, Md., as Private, Company D, Second Regiment, Independent Maryland Infantry.

Lee, Robert M., Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa. Appointed October 10, 1861 at Philadelphia, Pa., as Captain, Company F, Eighty First Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. Fought at Yorktown, Fair Oaks, the Seven Days before Richmond, and at Fredericksburg. Placed in arrest on February 12, 1862 on charges by Colonel Miller that he had refused to march his men into camp on Christmas night, 1861. Returned to duty, March 16, 1862 by General Howard. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, November 24, 1862. Wounded at battle of Fair Oaks, Va. Resigned, April 17, 1863 because of disability from wounds.

Pulizzi, Venerando, of Washington, D.C. Appointed First Lieutenant, Eleventh U.S. Infantry on May 14, 1861. Resigned, September 9, 1861. No further record.

Smith, Edmund L., of Reading, Pa. Enlisted April 18, 1861 at Reading as Private, Company A, Twenty Fifth Pennsylvania Infantry. Appointed First Lieutenant, Nineteenth U.S. Infantry, May 1, 1861. Promoted to Captain, June 26, 1861. In action at Chickamauga, where he was made a Brevet Major.

Class of 1850

Fitzgerald, Edward H., of Norfolk, Va. Captain, Twenty Second U.S. Infantry.

Williams, Lawrence A., of Washington, D.C. U.S. Military Academy, Class of 1852. Major, Sixth U.S. Cavalry when the war began. Aide-de-Camp and Assistant Adjutant General to General McClellan, in the defenses of Washington. Fought in the Peninsula Campaign, at Williamsburg, and at Hanover Court House. Sick, October, 1862. Absent without leave, November 1862 to March, 1863. Dismissed from the service on order of President Lincoln March 11, 1863. His brother (not a Georgetown man) served in the Confederate States Army and was hanged as a spy by Federal forces.

Class of 1852

Radcliffe, Samuel J. (M) of Washington, D.C. Appears April 1, 1863 as Acting Assistant Surgeon under contract at U.S. General Hospital, Division #1 Annapolis, Md. Later appears as First Lieutenant, Army of the Potomac, V Army Corps (Gen. Warren). Promoted to Major. April, 1864, listed as Medical Director, XXIII Army Corps at Brandy Station. In May, 1864 he appears as assistant Surgeon, Artillery, Army of the Potomac. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, June, 1865. Mustered out, October, 1865.

Class of 1853

Kelly, Michael J., of New York, N.Y. First Lieutenant, Company G, Fourth U.S. Cavalry. Received Brevet as Captain for special bravery in Battle of Stone River. Brevet as Major in 1864 for special merit in the Atlanta Campaign, and "gallant and meritorious conduct during the Rebellion."

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