Ka kammala wannan magana: Tare da ɗan'uwansa Dauda, James ya shiga rundunar sojojin Amurka a 1861, ya shiga Kamfanin F na 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a lokacin da yakin basasar Amurka ya barke. Ya shiga cikin
Yaƙin Pittsburg Landing, kuma an sallame shi a 1862.