A Catesby ap Jones Connection to the Civil War

This past week, I have written about Thomas Catesby ap Jones, a U.S. Navy officer in both the War of 1812 and Mexican War.  The last name rang a bell with me for a man who fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side.  After all, the name Catesby ap is not one you see very often.

Catesby ap Roger Jones, commander of the CSS Virginia in its famous fight with the USS Monitor in 1862, after the wounding of Franklin Buchanan, was the son of Thomas' brother, Roger Catesby ap Jones and a part of a very distinguished military family.

His father, Roger Catesby ap Jones, was a 2nd lieutenant. in the USMC in 1809 and resigned in 1812 to become a captain in the U.S. Army.  He rose through the ranks during the war, eventually to colonel.

--Brock-Perry