James Dearing

James Dearing
Born	(1840-04-25)April 25, 1840 Campbell County, Virginia
Died	April 22, 1865(1865-04-22) (aged 24) Lynchburg, Virginia
Place of burial	Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–65
Rank	Brigadier General             (not confirmed)     Colonel
Commands held	Dearing's (Lynchburg) Battery 38th Virginia Light Artillery Battalion 8th Confederate Cavalry Regiment Dearings Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run Peninsular Campaign Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Fredericksburg Siege of Suffolk Battle of Gettysburg Bermuda Hundred Campaign Battle of Plymouth Petersburg Campaign Battle of Boydton Plank Road Appomattox Campaign Battle of High Bridge (DOW)

James Dearing (April 25, 1840 – April 22, 1865) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War who served in the artillery and cavalry. Dearing entered West Point in 1858 and resigned on April 22, 1861, when Virginia seceded from the Union. Dearing was mortally wounded at the Battle of High Bridge during the Appomattox Campaign of 1865, making him one of the last officers to die in the war. Despite serving as a commander of a cavalry brigade and using the grade of brigadier general after he was nominated to that grade by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Dearing did not officially achieve the grade of brigadier general because the Confederate Senate did not approve his nomination. His actual permanent grade was colonel.