Capt. James William Latta

Civil War Union Army Officer. He enlisted in the 119th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1862, and was mustered in with a commission of 1st Lieutenant of Company E on September 1, 1862. Promoted to Captain and commander of Company E on March 4, 1864, two months later he was mustered out of the 119th Pennsylvania and mustered into the Adjutant General Department with his rank of Captain of Volunteers (May 21, 1864). He served in the AG Department until his muster out on January 20, 1866, having received brevets of Major, US Volunteers and Lieutenant Colonel, US Volunteers (Match 13, 1865).