James H. Ledlie

James Hewett Ledlie was a civil engineer for American railroads and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best known for his dereliction of duty at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg.

Ledlie was born in Utica, New York. His obituary in the New York Times claimed he graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, but the college has no record of his attendance there. He worked as a civil engineer on the Erie Canal and in railroad construction.

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