Monroe-Clarke County AlArchives Military Records.....Thames, James April 9 1962 Civilwar Company A, 42nd AL Infantry. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deborah Baldock tenncfan@hotmail.com February 7, 2005, 4:00 pm Military Records, MILTARY RECORDS OF JAMES THAMES OF PERDUE HILL, AL National Archives, Washington, DC James Thames, Co. A 42nd AL Infantry. Claiborne, AL April 9, 1862 Enlistment. Enlisted by Capt. Foster for a period of 2 years or duration of the war. Appears on an official copy of a LIST of killed, wounded, and missing, of the 42nd. Alabama Regiment at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863. REMARKS: Wounded. Source: Serial 1, Vol 31, part 2, page 691. Appears on LIST of casualties Moore's Brigade in the engagement on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Appears on the LIST of killed and wounded, of Moore's Brigade, Forney's Division, during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. May 17 to July 4, 1863. List dated Enterprise, Mississippi, Sept. 18th, 1863. Remarks: Wounded Seriously. Source: Series 1, Vol 24, part 2, page 381. Appears on a Register of ROSS HOSPITAL, Mobile, AL. Complaint: Febris Intermittens Quote. Admitted Sept. 27, 1964 and furloughed on Oct. 12, 1864. Remarks: 10 days P. 146. Sept. 64. Complaint Debilitas. (Carried forward monthly) Conf. Arch. Chap. 6, File no. 2, page 154. Prisoner of War Record: Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4th, 1863 To All Whom It May Concern, Know Ye That: I, James Thames a private of Co. A Reg't 42 Alabama Vols, C. S. A., being a prisoner of War, in the hands of the United States Forces, in virtue of the capitulation of the City of Vicksburg and its Garrison, by Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemberton, C. S. A., Commanding, on the 4th day of July, 1863, do in pursuance of the terms of said capitulation, give this my solemn parole under oath- That I will not take up arms again against the United States, nor serve in any military police or constabulary force in any Fort, garrison or field work, held by the Confederate States of America, against the United States of America, nor as guard of prisons, depots or stores nor discharge any duties usually performed by Officers or soldiers, against the United States of America, until duly exchanged by the proper authorities. Signed James Thames. Sworn to and subscribed before me at Vicksburg, Miss, this 14th day of July, 1863. Signed: George M. Goddard Capt. of Reg't 31st IA Vols, And Paroling Officer. The Confederate States of America. TO: Pvt. James Thames, Company A, 42nd Ala Vol. For commutation of Rations while on Sick Furlough from Nov. 30 to January 8, 1864. 40 days 33 cents $13.20 Additional Comments: James Thames was the son of Samuel Thames and Bethia O'Neal Thames. He was married to Annetta Young, and lived in the Claiborne/Perdue Hill Area of Monroe County. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/monroe/military/civilwar/other/gmt71thames.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb