General James Henry Lane, Lane's Brigade, 7th 18th 28th 33rd
37th North Carolina Infantry Regiments 18th North Carolina 28th North Carolina 33rd North Carolina 37th North Carolina Infantry
Regiment
General James Henry Lane
(July 28, 1833 - September 21, 1907)
Tintype Photograph is Courtesy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James Henry Lane was born at Matthews Court House, Virginia on July 28,
1833, and died on September 21, 1907, in Auburn, Alabama. He received degrees from Virginia Military Institute in 1854 and
from the University of Virginia in 1857. He was teaching in North Carolina at the Charlotte Military Institute when the Civil
War began. He joined the First North Carolina Volunteers with the rank of major, and in 1862 he was promoted to the rank of
brigadier general. Lane fought in the battles of Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Petersburg, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. He was part of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. Lane was also at Appomattox Court House when the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered on April 9, 1865. His mentor was the legendary General Thomas Jonathon "Stonewall" Jackson.
James H. Lane, VMI Class of 1854
Biographical Information
- Early Life
James Henry Lane, b. July 28, 1833,
Mathews Court House, Virginia. Parents: Henry Gardner Lane and Mary Ann Henry Barkwell.
- VMI record
Enrolled at VMI on July 22, 1851; graduated
on July 4, 1854, standing 2nd in a class of 14.
- Marriage
Charlotte Randolph Meade of Richmond,
VA; they had four daughters (Lidie, Mary, Kate, Lottie).
- Pre-Civil War
Attended University of Virginia,
1856-1857; civil engineer; teacher (VMI, West Seminary at Tallahassee, FL., North Carolina Military Institute at Charlotte,
NC).
- Civil War
Major and Lt. Col., 1st North Carolina
Infantry Regt; Colonel, 28th North Carolina Infantry; appointed Brigadier General Nov. 1862; commanded his brigade at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Petersburg.
- Post-war
Educator; taught at various universities,
notably Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Missouri School of Mines, and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn
University), where he was professor of civil engineering. He died at Auburn, AL., on September 21, 1907, and is buried there.
- Papers
An extensive collection of Lane's personal papers
are located at the Auburn University Archives. VMI has information about his cadetship, photos, and other biographical information,
as well as 2 miscellaneous family documents.
Sources: Auburn University Archives;
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill); Virginia Military Institute
Advance to:
Recommended
Reading:
American Civil War Generals; Civil War Battles and
Campaigns
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