Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Copies of Correspondence, Orders, and Requisitions Concerning Gen. James H. Lane's Brigade of Kansas

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Copies of Correspondence, Orders, and Requisitions Concerning Gen. James H. Lane's Brigade of Kansas

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Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866

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James Henry Lane (1814-1866) was a noted military and political leader of Kansas. He was active in his home state of Indiana, serving as a military commander in the Mexican War (1841) and later as Indiana's Lieutenant Governor from 1849-1853. Lane then entered national politics as a Democratic Congressman from Indiana, and served one term (1853-1855). The Free State Movement lured Lane to the Kansas Territory in April of 1855. He became an active leader in the Topeka Movement. In June of 1858, L...