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Maj. Gen. David Jones

 

 

 

Born: April 5, 1825

Orangeburg, SC

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Died: January 15,1863

Richmond, VA

 

 

 

 

West Point: 1846

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2nd Lieutenant

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Brevet 1st Lieutenant:

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Brig. Gen. CSA: June 17, 1861

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Maj. Gen. CSA: October 11, 1862

West Point Graduate: June 1846

Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant: June 1846

Mexican American War

Brevet 1st Lieutenant

Resigned USA: ?

Commanded a brigade at First Bull Run (Manassas)

Peninsula Campaign

Seven Days Battle

Antietam - Strains of war aggravated heart condition

Died in Richmond: January 15, 1863

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Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 442

Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 163-164

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