Comment by Electricniko

According to Wikipedia, the most famous students who would have been there in 1828 were Robert E Lee and Jefferson Davis. Also, the valedictorian from 1929, Charles Mason, was the student with the highest scores ever at the academy. He beat out Lee for valedictorian, with Lee holding the record as the second highest scoring student in academy history. (The third highest scoring student ever was Douglas MacArthur 75 years later.)