James Newton was born in 1846. He was the son of Moses Miller.
James was a Private in 12 West Virginia Infantry (Union). He was captured May 15, 1864 at New Market. He was held at Andersonville Prison until exchanged 12/10/1864. He wrote a book about Andersonville.
James was a newspaper publisher at Sac City, IA.
He was a founder of a GAR unit in Sac City
He was a legislator in IA
He passed away in 1922 and is buried in KS.
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