Timeline
Birth- 20/12/1842
Cornwall, Connecticut
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 21 - 19 years
Unit
7th Infantry
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Company
E
State
Connecticut
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Muster Date
7/09/1861
Casualty- 20/02/1864-Age: 21 years
wounded in Battle of Oulestee, FL
Oulestee Florida
Enlistment
Pvt
Discharge
Pvt
Death- 25/02/1864-Age: 21 years
Wound received in Battle of Oulestee, FL; GSW Abdomen
G.H. No 5, Beaufort, SC
Burial
Beaufort Nat'l Cemetery, Grave 36, 4058
Other Facts
Full Name
James B Sterling
Father
father - Herman Sterling
Mother
mother - Harriet Wells