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James P. Britton was placed on his regiment's Roll of Honor for his actions on 14 September 1862, about 9:00 am, after being shot in the face, by the 23d Ohio, at Fox's Gap, part of the named Battle(s) of South Mountain. He is annotated in his unit records as 'Severely wounded at South Mountain' and for a 'Gunshot wound to the face'. He was ambulatory for several months in Petersburg, VA and Richmond, VA hospitals. James P. Britton was a farmer prior to the Civil War in Hertford Co., NC. He was enlisted by CPT Thomas Garrett in Bertie Co., NC 18 June 1861. He gained the rank up to Full Sergeant and then reduced to the rank of Private 12 Oct 1864. James was taken as a prisoner near the end of the war and was paroled at Manchester, Virginia 25 April 1865.
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