James Dearing
Confederate Army officer in the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Dearing (April 25, 1840 ā April 22, 1865) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War who served in the artillery and cavalry. Dearing entered West Point in 1858 and resigned on April 22, 1861, when Virginia seceded from the Union. Dearing was mortally wounded at the Battle of High Bridge during the Appomattox Campaign of 1865, making him one of the last officers to die in the war. Despite serving as a commander of a cavalry brigade and using the grade of brigadier general after he was nominated to that grade by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Dearing did not officially achieve the grade of brigadier general because the Confederate Senate did not approve his nomination. His actual permanent grade was colonel.
James Dearing | |
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Born | (1840-04-25)April 25, 1840 Campbell County, Virginia |
Died | April 22, 1865(1865-04-22) (aged 24) Lynchburg, Virginia |
Place of burial | Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service/ | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861ā65 |
Rank | Brigadier General (not confirmed) Colonel |
Commands held | Dearing's (Lynchburg) Battery 38th Virginia Light Artillery Battalion 8th Confederate Cavalry Regiment Dearings Brigade |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |