James Henry Lane also known as Jim Lane (June 22, 1814 - July 11, 1866) was a United States Senator,a Union general in the American Civil War, and Union partisan. Lane was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where he practiced law when he was admitted to the bar in 1840. He moved to the Kansas Territory in 1855. He immediately became involved in the abolitionist movement in Kansas. He was often called the leader of "Jayhawkers" abolitionist movement in Kansas. Wikipedia
So, it would appear on the surface that the Tidball account of Lanes presence is uncorroborated. bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2006/11/30/senator-jim-at-bull...
Rider on the Wind: Jim Lane and Kansas . Shawnee Mission, Kans.: Wagon Wheel Press, 1962; Stephenson, Wendell. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000061
The definitive Wikipedia entry for James H. Lane. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Lane_(Senator)
James Henry Lane Birth: Jun. 22, 1814 Lawrenceburg Indiana, USA Death: Jul. 11, 1866 US Congressman, US Senator, Union Militia General. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10284
The definitive Wikipedia entry for James H. Lane. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H%2e_Lane_%28Senator%29
James Henry Lane Birth: Jun. 22, 1814 Lawrenceburg Indiana, USA Death: Jul. 11, 1866 US Congressman, US Senator, Union Militia General. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10284
Jim Lane marshalled his Kansas Warriors today at Willard's and placed them at the disposal of Mj. www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/inside.asp?ID=159&subjec...
Mesmerizing on the podium and dauntless in the defense of his beliefs, James H. Lane was a principal leader of the anti-slavery forces that ultimately made Kansas free-soil. www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/lane.htm
