General Samuel Jones, C.S.A.

(Photograph indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1841. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as major in the Confederate Artillery. After promoting through the grades, Jones was promoted to brigadier general in August 1861 and major general in...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
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/6369

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collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Samuel Jones, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Jones, Samuel, 1819-1887; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Photograph indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1841. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as major in the Confederate Artillery. After promoting through the grades, Jones was promoted to brigadier general in August 1861 and major general in March 1862. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas. An unsuccessful officer, Jones was transferred to several different commands during the war: Department of Alabama and West Florida; District of the Gulf; District of Middle Tennessee; Department of Western Virginia; and Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. After the war, he returned to Virginia to farm. He died in Bedford Springs, Virginia, in July 1887 and is buried in Richmond. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000085Q85General Samuel Jones, C.S.A.(Photograph indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1841. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as major in the Confederate Artillery. After promoting through the grades, Jones was promoted to brigadier general in August 1861 and major general in March 1862. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas. An unsuccessful officer, Jones was transferred to several different commands during the war: Department of Alabama and West Florida; District of the Gulf; District of Middle Tennessee; Department of Western Virginia; and Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. After the war, he returned to Virginia to farm. He died in Bedford Springs, Virginia, in July 1887 and is buried in Richmond. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkJones, Samuel, 1819-1887; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #066v5914Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00134http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6369
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General Samuel Jones, C.S.A.

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