RAINS, Gabriel James

Confederate

Born: June 4 1803, Craven Cty NC

Died: August 6 1881, Aiken SC

Pre-War Profession: West Point 1827, Seminole War, Mexican War, resigned July 1861.

War Service: September 1861 Brig. Gen., commanded Rains' Bde/D H Hill's Divn in Peninsula campaign, criticized for use of land mines, Seven Pines, censured by Hill for poor performance, held no further field command, superintendent of volunteer and conscript bureau, developed mine and torpedo devices in the Torpedo Bureau.

Post War: Clerk in US Quartermaster Dept.