James enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 24 March 1862 at Cussela, Alabama. He was mustered as a Private in Capt. Meador's Company aka Company G, 37th Alabama Infantry. On the muster roll, dated 15 May 1862 his age is listed as 18.
He was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863 and paroled on 10 July 1863 and his rank was indicated as Corporal.
On 27 November 1863, James was hospitalized in Atlanta Hospital at Atlanta, Georgia for unspecified cause (POSSIBLY WIA) Wounded in Action, Lookout Mtn/Missionary Ridge on 23-25 Nov 1863.
James took rank of Ensign on 28 October 1864 and appointed on 26 November 1864. However, Regimental " Ensign " was also defined in the Confederate Army as a rank in accordance with a law enacted 17 February 1864 by the Confederate Congress that included a provision that each regimental commander would appoint an ensign [ with the attendant rank of Lieutenant ] as its Regimental Color Bearer, prior to this act, a Sergeant would serve as Color Bearer with the remainder of the Color Guard being composed of eight Corporals, )
Reportedly returned uncaptured from behind Union lines at Bentonville, North Carolina on 19 March 1865. Born in Newton County, Georgia.
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He was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863 and paroled on 10 July 1863 and his rank was indicated as Corporal.
On 27 November 1863, James was hospitalized in Atlanta Hospital at Atlanta, Georgia for unspecified cause (POSSIBLY WIA) Wounded in Action, Lookout Mtn/Missionary Ridge on 23-25 Nov 1863.
James took rank of Ensign on 28 October 1864 and appointed on 26 November 1864. However, Regimental " Ensign " was also defined in the Confederate Army as a rank in accordance with a law enacted 17 February 1864 by the Confederate Congress that included a provision that each regimental commander would appoint an ensign [ with the attendant rank of Lieutenant ] as its Regimental Color Bearer, prior to this act, a Sergeant would serve as Color Bearer with the remainder of the Color Guard being composed of eight Corporals, )
Reportedly returned uncaptured from behind Union lines at Bentonville, North Carolina on 19 March 1865. Born in Newton County, Georgia.
(bio info, photo, links provided by Findagrave duplicate merge on 4/6/2019)
James enlisted in the Confederate States Army on 24 March 1862 at Cussela, Alabama. He was mustered as a Private in Capt. Meador's Company aka Company G, 37th Alabama Infantry. On the muster roll, dated 15 May 1862 his age is listed as 18.
He was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863 and paroled on 10 July 1863 and his rank was indicated as Corporal.
On 27 November 1863, James was hospitalized in Atlanta Hospital at Atlanta, Georgia for unspecified cause (POSSIBLY WIA) Wounded in Action, Lookout Mtn/Missionary Ridge on 23-25 Nov 1863.
James took rank of Ensign on 28 October 1864 and appointed on 26 November 1864. However, Regimental " Ensign " was also defined in the Confederate Army as a rank in accordance with a law enacted 17 February 1864 by the Confederate Congress that included a provision that each regimental commander would appoint an ensign [ with the attendant rank of Lieutenant ] as its Regimental Color Bearer, prior to this act, a Sergeant would serve as Color Bearer with the remainder of the Color Guard being composed of eight Corporals, )
Reportedly returned uncaptured from behind Union lines at Bentonville, North Carolina on 19 March 1865. Born in Newton County, Georgia.
(bio info, photo, links provided by Findagrave duplicate merge on 4/6/2019)
He was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 4 July 1863 and paroled on 10 July 1863 and his rank was indicated as Corporal.
On 27 November 1863, James was hospitalized in Atlanta Hospital at Atlanta, Georgia for unspecified cause (POSSIBLY WIA) Wounded in Action, Lookout Mtn/Missionary Ridge on 23-25 Nov 1863.
James took rank of Ensign on 28 October 1864 and appointed on 26 November 1864. However, Regimental " Ensign " was also defined in the Confederate Army as a rank in accordance with a law enacted 17 February 1864 by the Confederate Congress that included a provision that each regimental commander would appoint an ensign [ with the attendant rank of Lieutenant ] as its Regimental Color Bearer, prior to this act, a Sergeant would serve as Color Bearer with the remainder of the Color Guard being composed of eight Corporals, )
Reportedly returned uncaptured from behind Union lines at Bentonville, North Carolina on 19 March 1865. Born in Newton County, Georgia.
(bio info, photo, links provided by Findagrave duplicate merge on 4/6/2019)
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