C __ ▁ ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁officers ▁Note : ▁" Class ▁year " ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁class ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁al umn us , ▁which ▁usually ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁graduated . ▁In ▁times ▁of ▁war ▁classes ▁often ▁gradu ate ▁early . ▁Note : ▁A ▁"- " ▁before ▁a ▁class ▁year ▁in ▁brackets ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁al umn us ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁class , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate . ▁Note : ▁Al umn i ▁who ▁graduated ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁class ▁are ▁listed ▁according ▁to ▁class ▁rank , ▁highest ▁to ▁lowest , ▁with ▁non - grad u ates ▁listed ▁alphabet ically ▁at ▁the ▁end . ▁ ▁References ▁General ▁ ▁In line ▁cit ations ▁ ▁West ▁Point ▁Academy ▁al umn i , ▁famous ▁list ▁* ▁* C ▁Al u ▁C iv <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kh az ir ▁() ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁August ▁ 6 8 6 ▁near ▁the ▁Kh az ir ▁River ▁in ▁Mos ul ' s ▁eastern ▁en vir ons , ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁battle ▁occurred ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Muslim ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁struggle ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁Ira q ▁between ▁the ▁Sy ria - based ▁Um ay y ad ▁C ali ph ate , ▁the ▁K uf a - based ▁pro - Al id ▁forces ▁of ▁M uk ht ar ▁al - Th a q af i , ▁and ▁the ▁Me cca - based ▁cal i ph ate ▁of ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁ibn ▁al - Z