Thomas L. Kane Military person

Thomas Leiper Kane (January 27, 1822 – December 26, 1883) was an American attorney, abolitionist, and military officer who was influential in the western migration of the Latter-day Saint movement and served as a Union Army colonel and general of volunteers in the American Civil War. He received a brevet promotion to major general for gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Personal facts

Thomas L. Kane
Birth dateJanuary 27, 1822
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Date of deathDecember 26, 1883
Place of death
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
award
Utah State Capitol
military operations
American Civil War
military branch
Union Army
military command13th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment
service start1861
service end1863

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External resources

  1. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tanner/id/1338
  2. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tanner/id/2120
  3. http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/UU_EAD,1773
  4. http://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/Vault%20MSS%20792
  5. http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/DetailsPage.aspx?id=199
  6. http://www.historicpa.net/bios/2t/thomas-l-kane-maj-gen.html
  7. http://www.rocemabra.com/~roger/tagg/generals
  8. http://www.signaturebookslibrary.org/saints/thomaskane.htm#kane
  9. http://www.utah.gov/capitoltour/page2_level2.html
  10. https://archive.org/details/concisehistoryof00atyle