My g grandmother's brother was James J. Tatum born abt 1838 in Elbert Co. GA. Was in the 1850 Cobb Co census at home with father Jesse Tatum & mother Sarah Rawson. He served in Co I of 18th GA Vol. Inf during war. I know he was captured and paroled in 1865. Have no further information on James J. Tatum after war. Does this sound like it could be your James. John Foster