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William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones

James Buchanan Ballard
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  • ISBN 9781476670768
  • Weight: 503g
  • Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 24 Nov 2017
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones (b. 1824) stands among the most notable Southwest Virginians to fight in the Civil War. The Washington County native graduated from Emory & Henry College and West Point. As a lieutenant in the "Old Army" between service in Oregon and Texas, he watched helplessly as his wife drowned during the wreck of the steamship Independence. He resigned his commission in 1857.

Resuming his military career as a Confederate officer, he mentored the legendary John Singleton Mosby. His many battles included a clash with George Armstrong Custer near Gettysburg. An internal dispute with his commanding general, J.E.B. Stuart, resulted in Jones's court-martial conviction in 1863. Following a series of campaigns in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, he returned to the Shenandoah Valley and died in battle in 1864, leaving a mixed legacy.
About James Buchanan Ballard
The late James Buchanan Ballard was a retired insurance adjuster and a past contributor to the Historical Society of Washington County Virginia’s annual publication regarding events, people, and places from the region.

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