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Sam Jones
United States Army Officer
Male
Born
Dec 17, 1819
Died
Jul 31, 1887
Samuel Jones was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
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CHILDHOOD
1819
Birth
Born on December 17, 1819.
TWENTIES
1841
21 Years Old
Jones was born at "Woodfield", his parents' plantation in Powhatan County, Virginia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1841 and was brevetted as a second lieutenant in the 2nd Artillery Regiment.
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1846
26 Years Old
He returned to West Point 1846 - 51, where he was assistant professor of mathematics and a tactics instructor.
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FORTIES
With the secession of Virginia in 1861, Jones was commissioned as a major in the state corps of artillery.
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He was promoted to major general on March 10, 1862.
1863
43 Years Old
The September 1863 Battle of Blountville was the initial step in a Union attempt to force Jones and his command to retire from East Tennessee.
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He then commanded the district of South Carolina until January 1865.
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FIFTIES
1873
53 Years Old
From 1873 to 1875, Jones served as president of the Maryland Agricultural College.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1887
68 Years Old
Died on July 31, 1887.
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