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	b. Fauquier Co., VA between 1821-1824 married Elizabeth Jane Gill 21 Dec. 1843 in Fauquier Co. James Gray enlisted for one year as a private in the Fauquier Guards under Capt. Edward Murray, who was a West Point graduate. (He later stated that he had served a total of 18 months.) The Guards were made up of men from Fauquier and Nelson Counties, VA. It was accepted into state(Virginia) service on 26 May 1861, and mustered into state service two days later, on 28 May. By July 1861, the Fauquier Guards were joined by other units from Prince William, Warren, Rappahannock, Amherst, and Shenandoah County to form Co. H of the 49th Virginia Volunteer Infantry. Co. H was soon involved in the first battle of the Civil War, the Battle of First Manassas, or First Bull Run. The battle commenced on 21 July, with Company H as one of the sole three companies of the 49th Virginia Infantry that fought in First Manassas, forming the nucleus of the regiment. Co. H was ordered to march to the fighting on Henry Hill, where it took position of the left side of Jackson's Brigade and participated in the capture of a Yankee artillary battery. This is where Co. H. charged against the enemy, and held Rickett's Battery for a short time, and 212 men were killed or wounded during the charge. This is when James Gray was struck in the left leg by a Minie ball during a charge at the enemy, just below his thigh, cutting the 'leaders'(nerves?). In 1888, James Gray applied for partial disability and received $15 per year. In his application for disability from 1898, James Gray stated that the leaders(nerves?) of his leg were cut and always affected the use of his leg, but from 1893 on, he had lost almost the entire use of his leg. He had had intense pain, and his leg gave way on him, causing him to be unable to work. In 1898, he claimed he was entitled to a disability pension of $30 per year, which doubled his previous amount. In 1902, he claimed he was wounded in the right leg above his knee, causing his leg to give way and giving him rheumatism in his old age and partial paralysis of his limbs. He claimed he could not work for the past eight years (from 1894 on), and was entirely without means. He suffered from pain all the time. He also claimed he had had typhoid fever while in the Army. He claimed that Thomas Gray (probably a relative) of Warrenton, VA knew of his service, and the Confederate Veterans had the Joe Kendall Camp in Warrenton. (Ancestry.com: Jas. Gray in the U.S. Confederate Army Casulaty Lists and Reports, 1861-1865; Pension Application, James Gray, 25 April 1898; Application of Soldier, Sailor or Marine for Disability by Reason of Disease or the Infirmities of Age, James Gray, 6 May 1902).
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