General Jones Withers, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1835 and resigned his commission shortly afterward; Creek War and Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a colonel in the 3rd Alabama Infantry in early 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in July 1861 and major general in August...

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Main Author:	Duffee & Sancier, Mobile
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6361

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collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Jones Withers, C.S.A. Duffee & Sancier, Mobile
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Withers, Jones Mitchell, 1814-1890; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1835 and resigned his commission shortly afterward; Creek War and Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a colonel in the 3rd Alabama Infantry in early 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in July 1861 and major general in August 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, the Kentucky campaign, and Stones Bridge. Due to poor health, Withers spent the remainder of the war in Alabama. After the war, Withers worked as a businessman and journalist in Mobile, Alabama, and was elected mayor of the city. He died in March 1890 and is buried in Mobile. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000071Q71General Jones Withers, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1835 and resigned his commission shortly afterward; Creek War and Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a colonel in the 3rd Alabama Infantry in early 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in July 1861 and major general in August 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, the Kentucky campaign, and Stones Bridge. Due to poor health, Withers spent the remainder of the war in Alabama. After the war, Withers worked as a businessman and journalist in Mobile, Alabama, and was elected mayor of the city. He died in March 1890 and is buried in Mobile. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Duffee & Sancier, MobileWithers, Jones Mitchell, 1814-1890; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #054v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00120http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6361
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General Jones Withers, C.S.A.

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