Soldier:  James Maxwell

Regiment:  31^st. OVI                  

Company:  E

Age:  30                                   

Date Entering Service: Aug. 28,1861

Period of Service:  3 years

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):

Mustered out on December 9, 1863 at Williamsport, Indiana.  Reason not given

Battles in which he fought:

Trinity, Al.                                             July 24, 1862

Stone River, Tenn.                                 Dec. 31, 1862 – Jan. 1-2, 1863

Rosecrans’ Campaign, Tenn.                  June 23-30, 1863

Hoover’s Gap, Tenn.                              June 24, 1863

Chickamauga, Ga.                                 Sept. 19-20, 1863

Other interesting information discovered:

James Maxwell appears to be one of three brothers from the Cardington area that served in the war.  Two younger brothers, John and William also served.  The family is shown living in Delaware County in 1850.  Maxwell applied for an invalid’s pension in February 1868, which indicates that he was not well, and most likely due to an ailment from the war.  He is not found in any other record after that date.

Date of Death:  Unknown                  Place of burial:  Unknown

Adopted By:                                                     Researcher:  Patrick Drouhard