James Lile Lemon

(1835 - 1907)
Home State: Georgia
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 18th Georgia Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
A farmer and merchant before the War, he enrolled as 2nd Lieutenant, Company A, 18th Georgia Infantry on 1 April 1861. He was elected First Lieutenant on 5 June 1862.

The remainder of the War:
He was promoted to Captain on 5 March 1863. Captured at Knoxville, Tennessee December 19, 1863. Released at Fort Delaware, Delaware June 12, 1865.

After the War:
He was a banker, farmer, and merchant in Acworth, GA.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Service details from Ranger95's Roster1. Further detail from family genealogists and a bio sketch by Johnny Jones. The 1864 photo used here in the Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, VA.

Birth Date: 10/27/1835 Place of Birth: Decatur, GA
Death Date: 06/12/1907 Burial Place: Mars Hill Cemetery, Acworth, GA

Notes

1 Fincham, Jr., Ray, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories - Georgia C.S.A., Published c. 2005, <http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/georgia/index.html>, Source page: /infantry/rosters/18th_inf_regt_rost_a.html [AotW citation 9540]

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