Thanks Fredrick It appears to me James wanted to go with his brother Benjamin but was too young to actually enlist so Benjamin wrote his name down after his father Ambrose gave verbal consent to let James go with his brother.
And now I can say that my family has fought and died for the CBF so sad.

Anyway here is my family tree to prove that James is Benjamin's brother I know that there is only one Benjamin West in company E so this has to be who im looking for.

Ambrose West born 1810 (Husband)
Vnenna West born 1811 (Wife)
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Children
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1) Caroline L. West 1837
2) Sarah A. West 1839
3) Benjamin F. West 1845
4) Vienna West 1844
5) James W. West 1846
6) Mary F. West 1848
7) Ambrose H. West 1848
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Benjamin West
Nancy West married 1866

Nora West 1873
Christopher West 1872

Ambrose H West
Elizabeth West married 1873
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Children

John W. West 05 May 1882
Bessie West Oct 1889
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John W West
Pinkey West married 1920 United States Federal Census
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Children
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Lyndia West 1905
Eddie West 1907
Johnie West 1911
Eva West 1914
James West 1920
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John William West
Mary O. Green married 1933
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Children
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Eva West 1934
Sarah Kathleen West 1937
Dorthy Dale West 1942