General Notes

James A. MCCORCLE was born in 1842 in San Felipe, Austin County, Texas. (62) He served in the military in 1861/62 in Confederate States Army.(63) (64) National Archive Records show that James A. McCorcle joined the Confederate Army on 10 Aug 1861 at Camp Kyle, Texas. He was 18 years old, a Private and assigned to Capt. Wm. C. Timmins' Company, 1st Regiment Texas Volunteers. Later Muster Rolls show him to be assigned to 2nd Regiment Texas Infantry, Company B. James McCorcle (Private Co.B , 2nd Texas Volunteers) appears on a Battle of Shiloh report, dated 25 April 1862 showing that he lost 1 gun and turned in 6 enemy guns. The Company Muster Rolls from May/June 1862 through Jan/Feb 1863 show James absent and comments state that he is due back pay and a 50 dollar bonus and that he was sent to Gen Hospital on June 17, 1862.

In his biography, James' brother Whipple Wesson McCorcle, reported that James was killed in the Civil War. Exactly, when and where has not been determined. Died in Feb. 1863.

Listed on the Milam Co., Texas 1850 census. He was eight years old.

E-mail info from Don McCorcle: James, { born 1842-San Felipe}was also in the 2nd  Texas Infantry. He was in Company B and is listed as James B. McCorcle. He was Killed in action. He never returned to his home in Bell County.