Assigned as a second lieutenant to the 7th Infantry, he was on frontier 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 rifle and light artillery military tactics, and received a promotion to captain on March 3, 1855. Jones performed garrison duty at various forts across the country for a short period before participating in the Utah War from 1858 until 1860.
In the early days of the Overland Campaign of 1864, Jones was killed at the Wilderness 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 Joseph J. Bartlett's V Corps brigade, which began pushing back the Confederates, many in disorder. Jones and his aide-de-camp Robert Early were killed while desperately trying to restore order. Jones's body was eventually returned home and buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Charlottesville.[1]
Lt. Gen.Richard S. Ewell wrote of Jones's death in his official report on the Wilderness, "I considered his loss an irreparable one to his brigade."
Jones's sister was married to famed Confederate general A.P. Hill's older brother Thomas.
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For the Pennsylvania politician see John M Jones Pennsylvania politician For the American actor see John Marshall Jones John Marshall Jones July 20 1820 May 5 1864 was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness John Marshall JonesBorn 1820 07 20 July 20 1820Charlottesville Virginia U S DiedMay 5 1864 1864 05 05 aged 43 Spotsylvania County Virginia U S Place of burialMaplewood CemeteryCharlottesville Virginia U S AllegianceUnited States of America Confederate States of AmericaService wbr branch United States Army Confederate States ArmyYears of service1841 1861 USA 1861 1864 CSA RankCaptain USA Brigadier General CSA Unit7th U S InfantryCommands heldJones BrigadeBattles warsUtah 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 Contents 1 Early life 2 Civil War 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editJones was born in Charlottesville Virginia At West Point he was nicknamed Rum Jones for his fondness for alcohol He graduated in 1841 ranking 39th in a class of 52 Nineteen of his classmates would become Civil War generals including John F Reynolds Nathaniel Lyon Robert S Garnett Richard B Garnett Amiel W Whipple and Israel B Richardson all of whom would also die in combat Assigned as a second lieutenant to the 7th Infantry he was on frontier 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 rifle and light artillery military tactics and received a promotion to captain on March 3 1855 Jones performed garrison duty at various forts across the country for a short period before participating in the Utah War from 1858 until 1860 Civil War editWith the outbreak of the Civil War and Virginia s secession Jones resigned his commission in the United States Army on May 27 1861 to enter the Confederate service as a captain of artillery He was appointed a colonel of infantry and served in what became the Army of Northern Virginia He participated as a staff officer in Stonewall Jackson s Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 Front Royal the Seven Days Battles the Second Battle of Bull Run Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville In May Jones was promoted to brigadier general in Edward Allegheny Johnson s division to replace John R Jones not related During Johnson s assault on Culp s Hill at Gettysburg 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 Robert E Lee called Jones a good commander when he assigned him to lead the brigade vacated by William Extra Billy Smith who had returned to Virginia as governor Late in the year Jones was wounded again during the Mine Run Campaign In the early days of the Overland Campaign of 1864 Jones was killed at the Wilderness 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 Joseph J Bartlett s V Corps brigade which began pushing back the Confederates many in disorder Jones and his aide de camp Robert Early were killed while desperately trying to restore order Jones s body was eventually returned home and buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Charlottesville 1 Lt Gen Richard S Ewell wrote of Jones s death in his official report on the Wilderness I considered his loss an irreparable one to his brigade Jones s sister was married to famed Confederate general A P Hill s older brother Thomas See also edit nbsp American Civil War portal nbsp Biography portal List of American Civil War Generals Confederate Notes edit Eicher p 324 References editEicher John H and David J Eicher Civil War High Commands Stanford Stanford University Press 2001 ISBN 978 0 8047 3641 1 Sifakis Stewart Who Was Who in the Civil War New York Facts On File 1988 ISBN 978 0 8160 1055 4 Tagg Larry The Generals of Gettysburg Campbell CA Savas Publishing 1998 ISBN 1 882810 30 9 U S War Department The War of the Rebellion a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Washington DC U S Government Printing Office 1880 1901 Warner Ezra J Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press 1959 ISBN 978 0 8071 0823 9 External links editJohn M Jones at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John M Jones amp oldid 1185666971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
