Name |
Class year |
Notability |
References |
Gunnison, John WilliamsJohn Williams Gunnison |
1837 |
Captain; topographical engineer; supervised one of the Pacific Railroad surveys in 1853; Gunnison, Colorado and Gunnison, Utah are named in his honor |
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Warren, Gouverneur K.Gouverneur K. Warren |
1850 |
Major General; commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg for the defense of Little Round Top, Chief of Engineers of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War; participated in topographical and railroad explorations of the Mississippi River and trans-Mississippi West |
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Poe, Orlando MetcalfeOrlando Metcalfe Poe |
1856 |
Brigadier General; American Civil War; lighthouse, harbor, and river engineer; responsible for much of the early lighthouse construction on the Great Lakes; built the Poe Lock of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Poe Reef Light in Lake Huron is named in his honor |
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Wilson, John MoulderJohn Moulder Wilson |
1860 |
Brigadier General; recipient of the Medal of Honor for his for actions at the Battle of Malvern Hill though acutely ill; Superintendent of the Academy (1889–1893); Chief of Engineers (1897–1901) |
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Casey, Hugh JohnHugh John Casey |
1918 |
Major General; chief engineer of South West Pacific theatre of World War II in World War II; initial designer of The Pentagon |
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