James Clay Rice

James Clay Rice
James C. Rice in Harper's Weekly 28 May 1864
Nickname(s)	"Old Crazy"
Born	(1828-12-27)December 27, 1828 Worthington, Massachusetts
Died	May 10, 1864(1864-05-10) (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.