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121: 109: 156: 527: 144: 193: 541: 44: 1846: 464:, Jones suffered a severe wound to his thigh that put him out of action. Some sources say that it was a head wound, but in his official report, Jones cites extreme hemorrhaging of his thigh. In August, 368:
duty before returning to the U.S. Military Academy in 1845 as an assistant instructor of infantry tactics, serving until 1852. From 1854 until 1855, he served on a board commissioned to revise
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while attempting to rally his wavering men. His brigade had taken a position on the south side of the Orange Turnpike. Shortly before 1:00 p.m., it was hit hard by Brig. General
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Robert Early were killed while desperately trying to restore order. Jones's body was eventually returned home and buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Charlottesville.
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on March 3, 1855. Jones performed garrison duty at various forts across the country for a short period before participating in the
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wrote of Jones's death in his official report on the Wilderness, "I considered his loss an irreparable one to his brigade."
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on May 27, 1861, to enter the Confederate service as a captain of artillery. He was appointed a
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brigade, which began pushing back the Confederates, many in disorder. Jones and his
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called Jones "a good commander" when he assigned him to lead the brigade vacated by
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Jones's sister was married to famed Confederate general
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.
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John M. Jones (Pennsylvania politician)
John Marshall Jones

Charlottesville, Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
United States
United States of America
Confederate States of America
United States Army
Confederate States Army

Captain
Brigadier General (CSA)
7th U.S. Infantry
Utah War
American Civil War
Battle of Front Royal
Seven Days Battles
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
brigadier general
Confederate States Army
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Charlottesville, Virginia
West Point

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