James was born about 1841. He is the son of Meadow Basham and Mary Hunt.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M416-RRQ : 12 April 2016), James H Bassham in entry for Meador Bassham, 1860.
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F92X-R31 : 4 December 2014), James H. Basham, Private, Company I, 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment), Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M382 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 881,398.
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