The Headstone on my Grandfathers Grave is for this man.

James A Brooks PVT CO A 56TH REG VA INF CSA , He died of disease on 7/1/1865

Research from History-sites.com:

Residence Halifax VA;
Enlisted on 7/26/1864 at Mecklenburg, VA as a Private.

On 7/26/1864 he mustered into "A" Co. VA 56th Infantry
He died of disease on 7/1/1865 at Halifax County, VA
(Brought home sick from prison and never left his bed.)

NOTE: Proof My James is alive in 1910. Here is My James in 1910 with his wife Willie and in Coffee, Tennessee.

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: J A Brooks
Age in 1910: 76
Estimated Birth Year: 1834
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Spouse's Name: Willie Brooks
Home in 1910: Civil District 7, Coffee, Tennessee
Marital Status: Married