Lane, who was living in Memphis, TN in the 1860 census, enlisted as a private on May 16, 1861 in Co. A of the 7th TN Cavalry. On October 1, 1863, he joined Co. F of George's Regiment Mississippi Cavalry, which became the 5th MS Cavalry. He was captured October 29, 1863 at Collierville, TN, near Memphis. His regimental record indicates uncertainty about his fate, stating "captured or deserted at Collierville Nov. 3, 1863." He was sent on November 8, 1863 to the military prison at Alton, Illinois where he remained until April 4, 1864, when he was transferred to the the prison at Fort Delaware, DE, arriving on April 8. He was released from prison on June 11, 1865 when he took the oath of allegiance.
Lane returned to Memphis after the war and was a farmer and practiced law for a number of years. He was licensed to preach in 1871 in the Methodist church and in 1874 became a minister in Paducah, KY. He then taught school in Tennessee for several years and later taught school in various locations in Arkansas. The 1900 census lists Lane as a teacher in Bonanza, Sebastian County, Arkansas. He then moved to Oklahoma to teach and by 1910, he was living in Poteau, Oklahoma and is listed in the census as Justice of the Peace. Lane died February 28, 1933 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Poteau, OK.
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