Military Service
| Date | June 1861 |
| Place | Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States |
Narrative
Ebensburg Alleghenian, June 27, 1861, page 3
In Luck--We here it stated that James D Hamilton, of Wilmore, has been placed in command of one of the Government trains now advancing on Harper's Ferry from Chambersburg. The right man in the right place.
