Samuel Jones (general)
Samuel Jones | |
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| Born | December 17, 1819 Powhatan County, Virginia |
| Died | July 31, 1887 (aged 67) Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania |
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| Commands | Bartow's Brigade Department of East Tennessee Department of Western Virginia Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida Department of Florida and South Georgia |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | Farmer, college president |
Samuel Jones (December 17, 1819 – July 31, 1887) was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. At the midpoint of the war, he commanded the Department of Western Virginia, defending the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad and the vital salt mines. Later he commanded the district of South Carolina.