Thomas L. Kane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Union United States Army general
Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1822
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 26-Dec-1883
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Thomas L. Kane
- Thomas Leiper Kane (January 27, 1822 – December 26, 1883) was an American attorney, abolitionist, philanthropist, 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. After meeting members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at an 1846 Philadelphia conference, Kane offered to help in their conflicts with the US government as they tried to migrate West.
- He negotiated to allow them to occupy land along the Missouri River, and later worked to help Utah achieve statehood.
- He passed on an offer to govern the territory, giving the position to Brigham Young.
- During 1857 and 1858, Kane attempted to mediate a dispute between the Latter-day Saints and the US government, persuading Young to concede his governorship to President Buchanan's appointee, preventing further escalation of the Utah War.
- During the Civil War, Kane organized a Pennsylvania regiment (the "Bucktails"), and served as lieutenant colonel.
- After his promotion of brigadier general of volunteers, he journeyed by to convey intelligence about Robert E.
- Lee's Gettysburg Campaign.
- Kane and his brigade were victorious at Gettysburg, but Kane had fallen ill and was forced to resign his commission.
- After the war, Kane and his family settled and helped establish Kane, Pennsylvania.
- He died of pneumonia in 1883.
- Both Kane County, Utah and Kanesville Tabernacle are named for Kane.
- The Kane Historic Preservation Society maintains the Thomas L.
- Kane Memorial Chapel in Kane, Pennsylvania, and a statue of Kane stands in the Utah State Capitol, titled "Friend of the Mormons".
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