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Confederate (CSV)

Private

James Eli D. Hines

(c. 1840 - ?)

Home State: Alabama

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 4th Alabama Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He was an unmarried 21 year old farmer from Gravelly Springs, AL when he enlisted as Private on 1 September 1861 in Company H, 4th Alabama Infantry. He was present at most engagements from First to Second Manassas, VA.

On the Campaign

Present in action at Boonsboro and Sharpsburg.

The rest of the War

Wounded in action in the Wilderness, VA on 6 May 1864, and his right leg was amputated above the knee.

After the War

He applied for relief in Lauderdale County in 1879.

References & notes

Basic information from State of Alabama1.

Birth

c. 1840 in AL

Notes

1   State of Alabama, Dept. of Archives & History, Alabama Civil War Service Database, Published 2004, first accessed 01 January 2010, <https://archives.alabama.gov/research/CivilWarService.aspx>, Source page: various  [AotW citation 15701]