Edwin A. Lane

First Name: Edwin
Middle Name(s): A.
Last Name: Lane
Unit: 
Co. H, 40th Massachusetts Infantry
Rank: 
private
Residence (County): 
Bristol County, MA
Biography: 

Edwin A. Lane (b. ca. 1844) was a farm laborer from Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, he was living in the household of his parents, Allen and Lucy M. Lane, along with an older brother (William) and two younger sisters (Lucy E. and Abby). Edwin Lane mustered as a private into Co. H, 40th Massachusetts Infantry on September 1, 1862. Lane was wounded at the Battle of Olustee, Florida on February 20, 1864 and was killed in action at Petersburg, Virginia on June 24, 1864.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
12823 Lane1 September 24, 1862 Edwin A. Lane Allen D. Lane Arlington, VA Bristol County, MA
12825 Lane2 November 22, 1862 Edwin A. Lane Allen D. Lane , Lucy M. Lane Minor's Hill, Arlington County, VA Bristol County, MA
12828 Lane3 December 21, 1862 Edwin A. Lane Lucy E. Lane Minor's Hill, Arlington County, VA Bristol County, MA
12829 Lane4 January 28, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Allen D. Lane Minor's Hill, Arlington County, VA Bristol County, MA
12830 Lane5 February 22, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Allen D. Lane Bristol County, MA
12831 Lane6 March 21, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Lucy M. Lane Bristol County, MA
12832 Lane7 April 5, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Abby Lane Vienna, VA Bristol County, MA
12834 Lane8 May 27, 1863 Edwin A. Lane “Dear Aunt Mary” West Point, Prince William County, VA
12837 Lane9 June 18, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Allen D. Lane Bristol County, MA
12838 Lane10 August 23, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Allen D. Lane Fort Monroe, VA Bristol County, MA
12839 Lane11 August 31, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Lucy M. Lane Fort Monroe, VA Bristol County, MA
12840 Lane12 October 20, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Lucy M. Lane Fort Monroe, VA Bristol County, MA
12841 Lane13 October 21, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Abby Lane Fort Monroe, VA Bristol County, MA
12842 Lane14 November 4, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Lucy E. Lane Fort Monroe, VA Bristol County, MA
12843 Lane15 November 6, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Abby Lane Fort Monroe, VA Bristol County, MA
12844 Lane16 December 28, 1863 Edwin A. Lane Allen D. Lane Fort Monroe, VA Bristol County, MA
12845 Lane17 January 8, 1864 Edwin A. Lane Allen D. Lane Fort Monroe, VA Bristol County, MA

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