Kammala wannan jumla: James ya shiga cikin 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment a kan fashewar yakin basasar Amurka a ranar 13 ga Oktoba, 1861 yana da shekaru 13. A shekara ta 1864 aka kama shi aka kai shi gidan yarin Andersonville. Ya tsira Andersonville, da kuma lokacin da ya aka mustered fita Yuli 18, 1865, shi ne tare da brevet daraja na Captain, backdated Oktoba 3, 1861, "ga m ƙarfin hali nuna da shi a cikin yaƙe-yaƙe na Koranti da
Atlanta. " (A Turanci)