Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 8/15/1861 at Camp Burnett, TN as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 9/9/1861 he was commissioned into "B" Co. KY 4th Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
(Assigned staff duty with Gen. Breckinridge)
He was listed as:
* POW 2/16/1862 Fort Donelson, TN
* Confined 2/18/1862 Camp Chase, OH

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65

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James Wilson, age 30, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. James Ingram's Company, 4th Regiment Kentucky Foot Vols.* enlisted August 15, 1861 at Camp Burnett for 3 years, recorded on December 31, 1861 as temporarily attached Capt. Graves' Co. (Issaquena Artillery), Miss. Light Artillery, captured at Fort Donelson February 16, 1862, sent to Camp Chase, Ohio prison, escaped, n.d., appointed Ordnance Officer Reserve Corps, Army of the Mississippi April 21, 1862, promoted with rank of Major, staff Maj. Gen. Breckenridge, May, 1862, captured at Missionary Ridge November 25, 1863, imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Ohio, paroled March 14, 1865, forward to Cos's Wharf, James River, Va. for exchange March 22, 1865, paroled at
Greensboro, N. C.

* This company subsequently became Company H, 4th Regiment Kentucky Infantry (Mounted)

M319: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky