George H. Lanning (1838 – April 12, 1864), also known by his alias Lionel F. Booth, was a battalion commander of the 6th U.S. Regiment Colored Heavy Artillery.
[2] He served in St. Louis, Missouri at Jefferson Barracks, where he met Lizzie Way, and married her in September 1861 – signing the marriage certificate as George H.
[4] Later he was promoted to major and given command of a battalion of said regiment which manned the Fort Pillow post.
[3] Although it is unknown what led Lanning to use an alias, aliases were common in the Civil War, often used to prevent people's families from finding them.
I forgive them, it was them that caused me to be driven from the presence of those who needed my protection, and they knew it, that if they got me once out of the way they would have things their own way.