4 , ▁ 2 ▁and ▁a ▁new born . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Sarah , ▁would ▁be ▁left ▁alone ▁to ▁admin ister ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁family ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁farm . ▁He ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁heavy ▁heart , ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁conf eder ate ▁service , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁continued ▁rendering ▁valuable ▁service ▁until ▁the ▁surrender . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁Sh erman ' s ▁march , ▁the ▁W are ▁home ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁refuge ▁for ▁relatives ▁and ▁friends ▁in ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁area . ▁During ▁the ▁" un ple asant ness " ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁business ▁and ▁devoted ▁money , ▁time ▁and ▁labor ▁to ▁car ing ▁for ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers , ▁a ▁noble ▁service ▁on ▁his ▁part ▁which ▁they ▁never ▁forgot , ▁and ▁were ▁always ▁ready ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁grat itude . ▁Among ▁his ▁brothers ▁who ▁entered ▁the ▁war , ▁only ▁David ▁and ▁James ▁returned ▁home , ▁his ▁brother , ▁John , ▁Jr ., ▁left ▁behind ▁a ▁wife , ▁a ▁small ▁son . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁mother ’ s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁James ▁purchased ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁from ▁his ▁sib lings , ▁and ▁successfully ▁managed ▁his ▁estate ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁he ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁J ury ▁Commission er ’ s ▁Bill ▁and ▁served ▁continu ously ▁until ▁ 1 9 0