DEARING, James

Affiliation:  Union

Born: April 25 1840, Campbell Cty VA

Died: April 23 1865, Lynchburg VA

Pre-War Profession: West Point - appointed 1858, resigned 1861

War Service: 1861 Lt. in Washington Artillery, Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Maj., commanded a Battalion in Longstreet's artillery, Gettysburg, commanded Pickett's cavalry in North Carolina, April 1864 Lt. Col. in command of Horse Artillery of ANV, April 1864 Brig. Gen., commanded Dearing's Bde/W H F Lee's Divn at Petersburg, near Appomattox (mw).

Post War: Dearing was mortally wounded when he was shot through the lungs, and he was taken prisoner. April 13 he was visited and paroled by his old West Point classmate, Brigadier General Ranald S. Mackenzie, then commanding in Lynchburg. Dearing died from his wounds on April 22 1865.