Mustered into service as a Private on July 29th, 1861
Born 31 August 1839
Died 14 June 1917
Buried Park Cemetery, Hancock County Indiana
James L. Mitchell
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Private Mitchell was slightly wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5th, 1864. He would muster out in July of that year holding the rank of Sergeant.
After the war he served for a time as Auditor of Hancock County Indiana.