The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, that educated and commissions officers for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. This list is drawn from alumni of the Military Academy who served as officer in the Union Navy (US Navy).
The American Civil War was disruptive to the Naval Academy. Southern sympathies ran high in Maryland. Although riots broke out, Maryland did not declare secession. The United States government was planning to move the school, when the sudden outbreak of hostilities forced a quick departure. Almost immediately the three upper classes were detached and ordered to sea, and the remaining elements of the academy were transported to Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island by the in April 1861, where the academy was set up in temporary facilities and opened in May. The Annapolis campus, meanwhile, was turned into a United States Army Hospital.
Altogether, approximately 400 USNA officers served in the United States Navy during the Civil War, which is significantly higher than the 95 USNA graduates who served in the Confederate States Navy.
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List Note: "Class year" refers to the class year of each alumnus, which usually is the same year the person graduated. However, in times of war, classes often graduate early. ex' after the class year indicates the alumnus is a non-graduating member of that class.
See also List of Union Army officers educated at the United States Military Academy List of Confederate States Army officers educated at the United States Military Academy
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