James Clay Rice

James Clay Rice
James Clay Rice
	James C. Rice in Harper's Weekly 28 May 1864
Nickname(s)	"Old Crazy"
Born	December 27, 1828; Worthington, Massachusetts
Died	May 10, 1864 (aged 35); Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
Place of burial	Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Service / branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Brigadier General of Volunteers
Commands	44th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run; Peninsula Campaign; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania Court House †;
Other work	teacher, journalist, lawyer

James Clay Rice (December 27, 1828 – May 10, 1864) was a lawyer from Massachusetts who became a brigadier general of volunteers in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in May 1864.