James Augustus Washington (8 March 1831, in Goldsboro, North Carolina – 1911), was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. He joined the Confederate States Army in April 1861 as a sergeant in the Goldsboro Rifles, which became A company, 27th North Carolina Regiment. He became captain of H company, 2nd North Carolina Regiment 16 May 1861 and Lt. Col. in the 50th North Carolina Regiment on the 15th April 1862. Before and after the war James Washington worked as a farmer and clerk.