James was killed in the Civil War. He died at Crampton Gap, MD on 14 Sept. 1862.
James is listed in the Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of GA 1861-1865. Muster Roll Company D 11th. Regiment, Army of Northern VA CSA Gilmer Co. GA "Gilmer Boys".
Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862 in Company D "Gilmer Boys", 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
Organized in the spring of 1861, it contained men from Hall, Lee, Fannin, Houston, Gilmer, Murray, Walton, and Quitman counties. Sent to Virginia, the unit first served in the Potomac District, then was assigned to General G. T. Anderson's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in the various campaigns of the army from Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georgia, and at Knoxville.
James was sent to a CSA military hospital where he died from injuries received.
Burial site is unknown
James was killed in the Civil War. He died at Crampton Gap, MD on 14 Sept. 1862.
James is listed in the Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of GA 1861-1865. Muster Roll Company D 11th. Regiment, Army of Northern VA CSA Gilmer Co. GA "Gilmer Boys".
Enlisted as a Private on 4 March 1862 in Company D "Gilmer Boys", 11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry.
Organized in the spring of 1861, it contained men from Hall, Lee, Fannin, Houston, Gilmer, Murray, Walton, and Quitman counties. Sent to Virginia, the unit first served in the Potomac District, then was assigned to General G. T. Anderson's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in the various campaigns of the army from Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georgia, and at Knoxville.
James was sent to a CSA military hospital where he died from injuries received.
Burial site is unknown
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