Henry E. Lane

• b. Mar. 25, 1809 d. May 3, 1883

OR BIRTH 1805 • Tennessee, USA DEATH 1874 • Clarksville, Red River, Texas, United States

• was postmaster of Mud Creek, Henderson Co, NC
• bur Mill Pond Cemetery Henderson Co, NC

Henry E. Lane, it is believed, was a member of the Home Guard from Henderson County NC and was second in command under Capt James W Jones when called to investigate some marauders and violence at the home of Dr. Columbus Mills in the neighboring Polk County in December 1864. Much violence ensued, resulting in the executions of several local citizens. See "Not Very Neighborly" project.

Spouse & Children

wife Rebecca Lane 1812–

• Robert P. "Bud" Laine 1836-
• Benjamin D. Lane 1838–1871
• Henry W. Lane 1840–1864
• John W. Lane 1842-1906
• Thomas Pinkney Lane 1844-1904
• William Preston Lane 1846–1928
• James Poinsett? Lane c.1849–
• Joseph Alexander Lane 1850–1934

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

• Name Henry E Lane
• Residence Henderson County, North Carolina
• Occupation Farmer
• Age at enlistment 53
• Enlistment Date 12 Apr 1862
• Rank at enlistment Captain
• Enlistment Place Henderson County, North Carolina
• State Served North Carolina
• Survived the War? Yes
• Birth Date abt 1809

1850 census Henderson Co, NC all b NC

• H E Lane 40 farmer
• Rebeca Lane 38
• Wm Liveret 21
• Robert Lane 14
• Benj Lane 12
• Henry Lane 10
• John Lane 8
• Thomas Lane 6
• Briston Lane 3
• Poinsett Lane 1

1860 census Henderson Co, NC Hendersonville

• H E Lane 51 Farmer 10,000/14,000 b VA
• Rebecca Lane 48 b NC
• Benj Lane 22 b NC
• Henry Lane 20 b NC
• John Lane 18 b NC
• Thomas Lane 15 b NC
• Preston Lane 13 b NC
• Poinset Lane 12 b NC
• John Posey 20 b NC
• Nancy Wilson 25 b SC
• Mc Bowman Wilson 23 b NC
• John Byson 25 b NC

1870 census Clarksville, Red River, TX

• Samuel Hays 51 Farmer 2000/1000 KY
• F J Hays 46 Keeping house TN
• W B Hays 21 Tn
• M C Hays 18 TN
• S F Hays 14 TN
• M L Hays 11 tX
• W H Hays 6 TX
• H E Lane 65 Tenn Farmer
• Preston Lane 24 NC
• Joseph Lane 21 NC

Benjamin D. Lane

• Birth: Jan. 8, 1838
• Death: Jul. 24, 1871

Henry W. Lane

• Birth: Aug. 22, 1839
• Death: Apr. 17, 1864

Lane, Capt John W.

• b. Apr. 29, 1841 d. Oct. 11, 1906

Lane, William Preston

• b. Aug. 19, 1846 d. Aug. 22, 1928

Burial: Mill Pond Cemetery Rugby Henderson County North Carolina, USA

http://hendersonheritage.com/mill-pond-cemetery/

Benjamin D. Lane enlisted in the 16th N.C. Infantry Regiment, Co. I, Henderson Guards, on 5-5-1861. He was discharged 11-15-1861. The reason for his discharge was not stated. He later enlisted in the 56th N.C. Infantry Regiment, Co. G, Henderson Blues, on 4-12-1862 and was appointed second lieutenant. He was promoted to first lieutenant on 6-1-1864. He surrendered 4-9-1865 at Appomattox Court House. He died in 1871.

Henry E. Lane enlisted in the 56th N.C. Infantry Regiment, Co. G, Henderson Blues, on 4-12-1862 at the age of 53. He was appointed captain at his enlistment. He resigned 5-22-1864 due to his age. He died in 1883.

Henry W. Lane enlisted in the 56th N.C. Infantry Regiment, Co. G, Henderson Blues, on 4-12-1862. He transferred to Co. A on 7-15-1862 and was appointed first lieutenant. He was killed accidentally 4-21-1864 at Greensboro when he was caught between the platform of a water tank and a train.

John W. Lane enlisted in the 16th N.C. Infantry Regiment, Co. I, Henderson Guards, on 5-20-1861. He was promoted to captain 12-13-1862. He was wounded 12-13-1862 at the Battle of Fredericksburg, captured 5-6-1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness, a prisoner at Fort Delaware, Del., transferred to Hilton Head, S.C., and Fort Pulaski, Ga., and released 3-12-1865. He died in 1906.

William C. Preston Lane enlisted in the 1st Battalion N.C. Junior Reserves, Co. C, on 4-30-1864 and elected captain on the same date. He was shot through the breast 3-8-1865 at the Battle of Wyse Fork during the Carolinas Campaign. There are no further records. He died in 1928. On the headstone, his regiment is incorrectly listed as the 70th N.C. Junior Reserves. This error was contained in John Moore’s roster published in 1898. Many documents published subsequent to Moore’s roster contain the same error.

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Confederate Incognito: The Civil War Reports of "Long Grabs,"...

By Murdoch John McSween, ed. By E.B. Munson. 2013 Notes on Chapter 2.

147. A Roster Vol 13 pp. 658- 659. Henry Lane was 53 when he enlisted in Company E, 56th NC Regiment. He was appointed Captain in April 1862. He had a checkered career. He was reported under arrest twice in 1863, but no reason was given. He was later furloughed home as sick, but came back. He resigned in May 1864 after giving numerous reasons.

150. A Roster Vol 13 p 659. Benjamin D. Lane rose from the rank of Sergeant in the 16th NC Regiment to First Lt. of Company G, 56th NC Regiment. He was in the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.

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FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT. 1. Paul F. Falson, Colonel. 4. John W. Graham, Major. 2. >G. G. Luke, Lieut.-Colonel. 5. E. J. Hale, Adjutant. S. H. F. Svhenck, Major. 6. Moses John de Rosset, Surgeon. 7. James M. Clark, Ensign. FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.

This regiment was composed of ten companies which assembled at the camp of instruction, known as Camp Mangum, located on the North Carolina railroad, four miles west of Raleigh, in the Spring and Summer of 1862. COMPANY G—Henderson County—Henry E. Lane, Captain, April, 1862, resigned 31 May, 1864; Otis P. Mills, Captain 31 May, 1864, from First Lieutenant 12 April, 1862; Benjamin D. Lane, First Lieutenant, 1 June, 1864, from Second Lieutenant 12 April, 1862; James M. Davis, Second Lieutenant, 12 April, 1862; Julius A. Corpening, Second Lieutenant, 1 October, 1864, from private; Wm. F. Kinsey, Second Lieutenant, 1 October, 1864.

From: "Kathleen Summers" <ksummers55@mchsi.com> Subject: Re: [NCPolk] Re: 1864 political murders of Frank Weaver, Sam and Peyton S. Hunter Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 14:43:13 -0400 References: <MFMBM0018M5r3eiCwNG00015a60@mfmbm001.myfamilycorp.local> <3D2727F2.BAA3BBCB@mindspring.com>

Pam,

Here is part of the information I have. The handwriting is extremenly difficult in some places: In an affidavit by J. W. Jones it states: (Remember that the following two documents are his version - and he eventually lost the case)

"for the want of the testimony of Robert Bryson, H. E. Lain (or Lane) and Bud Lain by whom the facts prove the following: "that is to say by Robert Bryson that he was the Lieutenant who commanded the squad that did the shooting and killing, that is the foundation for this suit - that he, the said Bryson, was present on the occasion of said shooting and that he ordered the same by command of one Capt. H. E. Lain and that afficient? advised said Bryson before he left the town on the trip on which said shooting ws done,that if any such thing was contemplated for said Bryson to have nothing to do with it - because he, affient, was opposed to any such work, and that affient ws not present at said shooting."

"By Capt H. E. Lane (or Lain) that the said Lane was the commanding officer of the forces to which affient belonged, at the time of said shooting, that the said shooting was done by his, Lain's, order by a detail appointed for that purpose and placed under the charge of the affiant, Robert Bryson; that affiant proceeded? with said ??? his commanding officer aforesaid against the ??? (writing is really bad at this point) shooting saying to him that he was opposed to the work and would have nothing to do with it and that the affiant did not go with said detail on said occasion or aid, advise, ????, or command or otherwise connect himself with the said detail at the said shooting on said occasion.

"By the said Bud Lain: That the said Bud Lain was one of the said detail, was present at said shooting, that the same was don by command of the aforesaid H. E. Love and under the direction of the aforesaid Robert Bryson who was acting as Leiutenant and said Lain, Captain, and that the affiant was not present on said occasion."

"He further ??? by said Bud Lain that said Bud was present on the occasion of the ???referred to by one Thomas Simms, whose deposition is on file as evidence for the Plaintiff in this case; and that the admissions therein offered to as having been of the time made by defendant were not so made by defendant"

Affient further swears that the materiality? of these witnesses has first been ?? to him this week by his counsel after an examination of the deposition? before referred to, which has just recently been taken in this cause, that he is surprised by the tener? of suchdeposition and not prepared to ? the same without the testimony of the witnesses......" signed J. W. Jones

NEXT:

Interrogation of Henry E. Lain There follows a three pages of questions which were presented to Henry Lain. There is attached to that a four page document which originated in Red River County, TX with Henry's answers to the questions, followed by answers from J. E. Lane/Lain:

I will combine the questions from the first document with the answers on the second document:

1. Please state if you know the parties in the above writ? I do.

2. State further, whether you know of the shooting and killing of one Frank Weaver on or about 30 Dec 1864 near Columbus in Polk County, North Carolina. If so please state who was in command of the forces in and around Columbus at that time? By whose order the shooting was done? What officer was detailed to take charge of the shooting party; and whaat officer made and ordered the detail? and who composed the detail?

Answer: I heard it. I was in command myself at the time - by whose order I cannot tell. Robert Bryson was detailed as a guard with seven other men. I made the detail, Robert Bryson Sergant in command, J. K. Robertson, Isaac Lyda, Mitchell Garren, B?? Ponder , R. P. Lane, Joseph Bryson and Lee Grant.

3. State further, whether James W. Jones took any part in the said shooting? whether he counseled or advised to same in any way, or did corentenance? it or whether on the contrary, he did or did not protect on that occasion and all other against violence of any kind being used toward prisoners?

Answer: Not that I know of. I am satisfied he did not for he resused to take charge of the guard. He objected to going or letting his son go or having anything to do with it. I never heard him advocate violence toward prisoners.

4. State also if Jones was not a subordinate officer to Capt. Henry E. Lain, who was in charge of the ? forces? State further if you know where Jones was when the shooting took place? and if Jones was responsible in any way to your knowledge of the shooting?

Answer: He was a subordinate officer to Capt. Henry E. Lain. Jones was in Columbus with me when the shooting took place. I think he was not responsible in any way for the shooting

(He did not answer the rest of the questions)

Signed H. E. Lain

There is attached to this the affidavit of R. P. Lane - he answers the same questions as follows:

1. Yes Sir

2. H. E. Lane was in command of the force at the time. The order was from Robert Bryson, Sargent in command. Robert Bryson was ordered to take charge of the shooting party. H. E. Lane made the detail, Isaac Lyda, J. K. Robertson, Lee Grant, Mitchell Garren, B? Ponder, Thomas Turner, Joseph Bryson and myself.

3. James W. Jones took no part in the shooting. He was not present at the time. If he counseled, it is unknown to me. He was always kind to prisoners so far as I knew.

4. He was subordinate office to H. E. Lane when the detail left Columbus, he was there at the time, that was the last time I saw until evening. I met him at Dr. Mills after the shooting had taken place. He was not.

5. Q. State if you were present with J. W. Jones at J. S? Simms on Sunday evening (New Years day) of the killing aforesaid? If so who were with you? and state whether Lee Grant and Joseph Bryson, son of R. B. Bryson, were there?

I was: His company, Lee Grant, Joseph Bryson were there.

6. Q. If at Simms aforesaid with Jones, please state whether you were present with Jones during all his stay on that evening at Simms' and if so present, whether Jones made any declaration to said Simms to the effect that he (Jones) had caused, or commanded, or assisted in any way in the killing of said Weaver the Friday before? State further if any such conversation or declaration had been had or made you would have been likely to have heard it?

A. I do not remember stopping at Simms at all. I did not . I would have been likely to have heard it.

7. Q. State further all that you may know concerning the killing of said Weaverthat would be of benefit to defendant Jones in the foresaid writ?

A. I don not think that he had anything at all to do with it. He refussed to go himself and refused to let his son go.

Signed: H. E. Lane