Name: COTTON, JOHN JAMES (duplicated on muster roll as J. J. Cotton and John Cotton)
Rank: Private
Enlisted: 3 July 1861 in Westville, Dale County
Service History:
Date of Birth: 1840	Place of Birth:
Date of Death: 10 October 1861 (of disease)	Place of Death:  Haymarket, Virginia
Buried: Virginia
Father: Seth Joseph Cotton (b 1790 in Chatham County, North Carolina, d in Dale County, Alabama)
Mother: Mary King (b 28 June 1799 in North Carolina, d in Dale County, Alabama), daughter of Drewry King)
Spouse(s): Not married
Children: None
Occupation: Farmer
Residence(s): Dale County, Alabama
Other:  Brother of Henry Cotton, Elbert Cotton, and Joseph W. Cotton. Another brother, Seth Aaron Cotton, served in Co D of the 53rd Alabama Cavalry, Partisan Rangers; lost his right arm in 1864; buried at Providence Baptist Church in Dale County. The William G. Cotton who enlisted on 8 March 1862 in Daleville in Co G of the 33rd Alabama Infantry, age 39, is probably another brother, William George Cotton.
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Submitter: Georgia V. Fleming	E-mail: hyacinth@ala.net