Tuliskeun saterusna pikeun paragraf ieu - James enlisted di 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment upon the outbreak of the American Civil War on October 13, 1861 dina yuswa 13 taun. Dina taun 1864 manéhna direbut sarta dibawa ka Panjara Andersonville. Anjeunna salamet Andersonville, sarta nalika anjeunna ieu mustered kaluar 18 Juli 1865, éta kalawan pangkat brevet Kaptén, backdated 3 Oktober 1861, "pikeun kawani conspicuous manifested ku anjeunna di battles of Corinth jeung Atlanta
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