birth year	1846
date of enlistment	Jun. 1, 1864
first name	James
height	5' 4"
inferred, death-year
misc. information	Detailed as a musician. Captured at Dalton, GA, Oct. 1864, a prisoner of war, by army of General Hood.
occupation	Waiter
place of enlistment	Chattanooga, TN
regiment - usct	Co. E, 44th Reg., Inf.
surname	Preston