At the age of 18 years, James was a member of the Missouri State Guard and fought at the Battle of Fredericktown in Madison County, Missouri on October 21, 1861.
On January 3, 1862, James enlisted for a period of 3 years in the CSA. Place of enlistment was New Madrid, Missouri. The enlistment officer was Captain Ward. James was a private in Company D, 6th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry.
Family lore is that he "drove a cannon".
In 1862, James was a crewman on the CSS Arkansas, a gunboat at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
James was part of many Civil War battles, including the Battle of Iuka, the Second Battle of Corinth, the Battle of Port Gibson, the Battle of Baker's Creek/Champion's Hill, Battle of Big Black River Bridge, and finally the Battle of Vicksburg (where he was taken as a POW)
Records indicate that James was dropped from the CSA rolls in December 1863.
On January 3, 1862, James enlisted for a period of 3 years in the CSA. Place of enlistment was New Madrid, Missouri. The enlistment officer was Captain Ward. James was a private in Company D, 6th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry.
Family lore is that he "drove a cannon".
In 1862, James was a crewman on the CSS Arkansas, a gunboat at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
James was part of many Civil War battles, including the Battle of Iuka, the Second Battle of Corinth, the Battle of Port Gibson, the Battle of Baker's Creek/Champion's Hill, Battle of Big Black River Bridge, and finally the Battle of Vicksburg (where he was taken as a POW)
Records indicate that James was dropped from the CSA rolls in December 1863.
At the age of 18 years, James was a member of the Missouri State Guard and fought at the Battle of Fredericktown in Madison County, Missouri on October 21, 1861.
On January 3, 1862, James enlisted for a period of 3 years in the CSA. Place of enlistment was New Madrid, Missouri. The enlistment officer was Captain Ward. James was a private in Company D, 6th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry.
Family lore is that he "drove a cannon".
In 1862, James was a crewman on the CSS Arkansas, a gunboat at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
James was part of many Civil War battles, including the Battle of Iuka, the Second Battle of Corinth, the Battle of Port Gibson, the Battle of Baker's Creek/Champion's Hill, Battle of Big Black River Bridge, and finally the Battle of Vicksburg (where he was taken as a POW)
Records indicate that James was dropped from the CSA rolls in December 1863.
On January 3, 1862, James enlisted for a period of 3 years in the CSA. Place of enlistment was New Madrid, Missouri. The enlistment officer was Captain Ward. James was a private in Company D, 6th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry.
Family lore is that he "drove a cannon".
In 1862, James was a crewman on the CSS Arkansas, a gunboat at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
James was part of many Civil War battles, including the Battle of Iuka, the Second Battle of Corinth, the Battle of Port Gibson, the Battle of Baker's Creek/Champion's Hill, Battle of Big Black River Bridge, and finally the Battle of Vicksburg (where he was taken as a POW)
Records indicate that James was dropped from the CSA rolls in December 1863.
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