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Confederate (CSV)

Private

James Sylvanus Scarborough

(c. 1840 - 1862)

Home State: Arkansas

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 3rd Arkansas Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted in Company L, 3rd Arkansas Infantry at Latonia, Arkansas on July 1, 1861.

On the Campaign

He was killed in action on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg.

References & notes

Basic information from Howerton1. He was listed in Drew County in the 1860 US Census; occupation farmer. Brother of Private William J. Scarborough.

Birth

c. 1840 in MS

Death

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1   Howerton, Bryan R., Roster of the Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA, Published 1998, <http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/3rd-his.html>, Source page: /civilwar/3rdcol.html  [AotW citation 13902]