Rear Admiral Michael Franken, a University of Nebraska engineering graduate and ROTC cadet, built a distinguished U.S. Navy career commanding destroyers and task forces. In 2011 he became Commander of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
John F. Frelinghuysen (1776–1833) was a New Jersey lawyer, militia officer in the War of 1812, and state legislator. The son of U.S. Senator Frederick Frelinghuysen, he also served in the New Jersey Legislative Council representing Somerset County.
Schuyler Hamilton (1822–1903) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War and a grandson of Alexander Hamilton. A West Point graduate, he rose rapidly in rank and commanded Union forces in several Western campaigns before retiring due to ill health.
Henry Shippen Huidekoper was a Civil War officer who commanded a regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg and later received the Medal of Honor after being severely wounded in combat. A graduate of Harvard University, he later served as postmaster of Philadelphia and held executive positions with the Bell Telephone Company.
James Longstreet (1821–1904) was a senior Confederate general during the American Civil War and a principal commander under Robert E. Lee. After the war he served in several U.S. government posts and later wrote memoirs defending his wartime actions.
David H. Petraeus (b. 1952) is a retired four-star U.S. Army general and former Director of the CIA. He commanded coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and is known for shaping modern counterinsurgency strategy during the Iraq War.
John Watts de Peyster (1821–1907) was an American military historian, philanthropist, and New York militia officer who was later breveted major general. Though not a battlefield commander, he influenced Civil War tactics through his writings and supported many historical and educational institutions.
Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (1809–1864) was a U.S. congressman, farmer, and Union Army officer during the Civil War. A graduate of West Point and son of patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer III, he later served as a brigadier general and inspector general before his death in 1864.
Henry Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1744–1816), also known as Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, was a Revolutionary War officer who served as a colonel in the New York militia and played a key role in the 1777 fighting near Fort Anne during the Saratoga campaign.
Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763–1845) was a New York lawyer and Federalist politician who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1801 and 1811, representing several New York congressional districts during the early years of the republic.
