To Thurston and all, Thanks to all the great replies I got in response my query on Frank and Jesse JAMES in the WBtS. This list is as great as the CAGLE list I am on. Some of the other lists... well, let's not mention any names! :) The William JAMES I was asking about was William A JAMES, sorry I left the middle initial out. ( Don't think William Weyth James will be the right one) Through family correspondence William A. was said to be a cousin to Calvin JAMES and his sister, my gg-grandmother, Annn Julia "Juley" JAMES. As I have been sorting through much new material (Thanks Mom!) I have been trying to get unanswered questions answered. I have already been enlightened and made a connection on the list to Jean. Wish all of my family lines produced such results. I do know my JAMES were in GA and Juley later moved to Al with her husband, Robert W GRANGER. I have Calvin and Juley on an 1850 Meriwether Co GA census. Now, does anyone know Hampton JAMES on the same 1850 census in the household of Nancy, Calvin and Juley ? Thanks, virginia [email protected] thurston wrote: > Virginia wrote: > > > > Does anyone know the Confederate unit that Frank and Jesse JAMES served > > in? > > I don't know that Frank was ever a uniformed member ot the Confererate > Army. On May 4 1861, Frank was 18 years old and became a Private in the > Home Guard of Clay County. This was a local County unit. > > He was under the command of General Sterling Price, and fought at the > Battle of Wilson's Creek. > > In 1862, Frank was captured, took an 'oath of loyalty', swearing to > never again take up arms against the Union, and was 'paroled'. > Frank then joined the guerrilla forces of Quantrill -- probably the > winter of 1862. And fought with this band till the end of the war. > > Jesse was too young to be accepted, and was never a ligitimate member of > the Confederate Army. Quantrill would not accept him either because of > his age. But, 'Bloody' Bill Anderson was not so particular. Jesse, 17 > years of age joined this guerrilla band in 1864. > > Source: Jesse James was his Name by William Settle Jr. - 1966 > > "William Weyth James claimed to be a cousin of Jesse and Frank James of > Kerney Missouri. He was born in lower Mississippi in 1848 and remained > there till he was 12 when he was sent to live with relatives and attend > school near Independence Missouri." "In July of 1862 he joined > Quantrill at Independence." After the war he stated he became a member > of the Jesse James Gang". > > Source: Kansas City Star July 9, 1920 > Does this sound like your man? I have a little more information on him > if it sounds right. > > Thurston James