!During the second year of the Civil War, James cast his l o t with the Confederacy and enlisted in 1862 in Capt. Noli n's Company u nder Generals Raines and Price. He fought i n the battles of Pea Ridge, Ark.; Co rinth, Miss. and was i n many skirmishes. (History of Jackson County, MO; 192 0 ; p. 693)