James Lorraine Geddes

James Lorraine Geddes
Born(1827-03-19)March 19, 1827
DiedFebruary 21, 1887(1887-02-21) (aged 59)
Ames, Iowa, United States
Place of burial
Ames, Iowa
Allegiance Great Britain
United States of America
Union
BranchBritish Army
Union Army
Service years1861–1865 (USA)
Rank Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Commands8th Iowa Infantry Regiment
ConflictsFirst Anglo-Afghan War
American Civil War

James Lorraine Geddes (March 19, 1827 – February 21, 1887) was a soldier in India, a brigade commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, college administrator and professor, and military songwriter.