JAMES COX ENLISTED AS A DRUMMER IN CO. G, OF THE 17TH IOWA INFANTRY REGIMENT IN 1862 AT THE AGE OF 16. HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER AND PAROLED ON DECEMBER 20, 1862 AT HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI. HE RE-ENLISTED IN THE SAME REGIMENT IN 1864 AND WAS PROMOTED TO PR ...
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