Brig. Gen. James H. Lane (CSA)

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Brig. Gen. James Henry Lane (b. 1833, d. 1907). In contrast to his unrelated namesake from Indiana, who became a Senator for Kansas, Lane never entered politics. Born near Mathews Court House, Virginia he chose the engineer profession. In order to get a good education he attended the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) from which he graduated in 1854 as second of his class. He continued his studies at the University of Virginia before becoming a teacher of engineering, mathematics and natural philosophy at VMI, West Seminary at Tallahassee, Florida and North Carolina Military Institute at Charlotte. His first commission in the Confederate Army after the start of the Civil War was as a major of the first North Carolina Regiment, but he was soon promoted to colonel. In that rank he served during the Battle of the Seven Days, in which he was wounded twice. He let his regiment through the battles of Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas and Antietam. His performance was remarkable enough for his red-bearded division commander Gen. A.P. Hill to entrust him a brigade after the war’s bloodiest day. The promotion to brigadier general followed in November 1862. Lane stood his ground at Fredericksburg although Hill had left a gap on Lane’s right and fought at Chancellorsville. He assumed temporary command of a division at the second day of Gettysburg when its commander Gen. William D. Pender was mortally wounded. But Lane was shot himself just before the start of Pickett’s Charge the next day and the division went to Gen. Isaac Trimble. Lane recovered in time for the Overland Campaign of 1864. After stubborn fighting in the Wilderness, his brigade made an outstanding performance at Spotsylvania Court House. When the “Mule Shoe” had been captured by Federal soldiers, the brigade first closed the gap between Hill’s and Gen. Richard Ewell’s corps’ and then counterattacked to relieve the pressure on the Confederates. Lane was wounded by sharpshooters at Cold Harbour but returned for service during the Petersburg siege. He surrendered with what was left of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. After the war he taught civil engineering at several universities, amongst others at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University). He died in Auburn, Alabama.

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Tact: 4
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Cmd: 5
Cav: 0

Teaches: Woodsmen, Steady

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Brig. Gen. James Henry Lane (b. 1833, d. 1907). In contrast to his unrelated namesake from Indiana, an abolitionist who became one of Kansas’s first two senators in 1861, Lane never entered politics. Born near Mathews Court House, Virginia on July 28, 1833, he chose the engineering profession. In order to get a good education he attended the Virginia Military Institute, from which he graduated second in his class in 1854. He continued his studies at the University of Virginia before becoming a teacher of engineering, mathematics and natural philosophy at V.M.I., West Seminary at Tallahassee, Florida and North Carolina Military Institute at Charlotte. His first commission in the Confederate Army after the start of the Civil War was as a major of the 1st North Carolina Regiment, but he was soon promoted to colonel. Serving in that capacity during the Seven Days’ Campaign, Lane was wounded twice. He next led his regiment through the battles of Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas and Antietam in the summer of 1862. His performance was remarkable enough for his division commander Gen. A.P. Hill to entrust him a brigade after the war’s bloodiest day. The formal promotion to brigadier general followed in November 1862. Lane stood his ground at Fredericksburg a month later, although Hill had left a gap on Lane’s right. In May of 1863, Lane and his men fought at Chancellorsville. During the Battle of Gettysburg, he assumed temporary command of a division on the second day when its commander, Gen. William D. Pender, was mortally wounded. Lane himself was shot the next day just before the start of Pickett’s Charge, so the division went to Gen. Isaac Trimble instead. Lane recovered in time for the Overland Campaign of 1864. After stubborn fighting in the Wilderness, his brigade made an outstanding performance at Spotsylvania Court House. When the “Mule Shoe” had been captured by Union soldiers, the brigade first closed the gap between Hill’s and Gen. Richard Ewell’s corps and then counterattacked to relieve the pressure on the Confederates. Soon after that fight, Lane was wounded by sharpshooters at Cold Harbor. He managed to return for service during the Siege of Petersburg, and surrendered with what was left of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. After the war, Lane taught civil engineering at several universities, including the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University). He died in Auburn, Alabama on September 21, 1907. (Bio by Joern Kaesebier)

Ldr: 6
Tact: 4
Init: 3
Cmd: 5
Cav: 0

Teaches: Woodsmen (19), Steady (14)

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