He married on 06 Jan 1864 to Mary Collins, in Macon County, North Carolina. Their marriage was performed by: William B. Dean, Justice of the Peace; H.P. Caler, Bondsman and R.C. Slagle, witness.
That same month, James would enlist as a private in Company F, 69th NC Infantry Regiment, Thomas' Legion; a well known military unit commanded by Colonel William Holland Thomas. James would leave his new bride, for the battlefield.
On 02 Feb 1864, James was captured in Jackson County, NC and taken as a Prisoner of War. He was then transferred and imprisoned at Ft. Delaware, which was located on Pea Patch Island along the Delaware River.
The prison was plagued with the usual diseases and malnutrition; and on 03 Sep 1864, James would die as the result of inflammation of the bowel as evidenced by his Civil War, POW Records. His body was transported by boat to the New Jersey side of the Delaware River and buried at a place called Finns Point.
He would leave behind his new bride, Mary.
James was 20-years of age.
He married on 06 Jan 1864 to Mary Collins, in Macon County, North Carolina. Their marriage was performed by: William B. Dean, Justice of the Peace; H.P. Caler, Bondsman and R.C. Slagle, witness.
That same month, James would enlist as a private in Company F, 69th NC Infantry Regiment, Thomas' Legion; a well known military unit commanded by Colonel William Holland Thomas. James would leave his new bride, for the battlefield.
On 02 Feb 1864, James was captured in Jackson County, NC and taken as a Prisoner of War. He was then transferred and imprisoned at Ft. Delaware, which was located on Pea Patch Island along the Delaware River.
The prison was plagued with the usual diseases and malnutrition; and on 03 Sep 1864, James would die as the result of inflammation of the bowel as evidenced by his Civil War, POW Records. His body was transported by boat to the New Jersey side of the Delaware River and buried at a place called Finns Point.
He would leave behind his new bride, Mary.
James was 20-years of age.
Family Members
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Elizabeth Pilkington Upton
1831–1862
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Martha Melinda "Patsy" Pilkington Brendle
1832–1895
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Mary "Polly" Pilkington Wilson Cline
1841–1915
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Ruth "Rutha" Pilkington Posey
1842–1933
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Nathan Moses "Jack" Pilkington Jr
1846–1927
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John A. "Coot" Pilkington
1849–1929
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George Washington Seburn Pilkington
1853–1898
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