James R. Howard
Pvt., 69th Pa. Infantry, Company I
Held as POW at Andersonville
Mustered in Aug. 9, 1861, in Washington D.C. at age 19, a brick layer. Re-enlisted Feb. 25, 1864, at Stevensburg, Va. Captured June 22, 1864, at Petersburg. Imprisoned at Andersonville, then Millen, Ga. Recorded at Camp Discharge May 18, 1865. Discharged by general order June 21, 1865. Joined Veteran Reserve Corps.