Continued from Sunday, February 1st:.
His son, Catesby ap Roger Jones, commanded the CSS Virginia in its important battle with the USS Monitor in 1862. He later commanded the Selma, Alabama, naval station and foundry.
His son Charles Lucian served on the CSS Tennessee at the Battle of Mobile.
Another son, also named Roger Jones served as Inspector General for the U.S. Army from 1888-1889.
Roger Jones was appointed a second lieutenant in the USMC on January 29, 1809 and promoted to first lieutenant the following year. He resigned July 1812 to take a commission as a captain in artillery, U.S. Army and received brevet promotions through the ranks during the War of 1812..
Promoted to colonel in August 1818, he served as adjutant general.
He is buried at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C..
--Quite a Military Family. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Roger Jones: Roger ap Catesby Jones (1789-1852)-- Part 1
From Wikipedia.
Still on the Catesby ap Jones family. This was the father of Civil War Catesby ap Roger Jones mentioned in the previous post.
Roger ap Catesby ap Jones was both an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army. He was also the longest-ever serving adjutant general of the Army.
An important member of the distinguished United States military family whose members held commissions in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I and World War II. )What, no Spanish-American War?)
His brother was Thomas ap Catesby Jones of the U.S. navy in War of 1812 fame.
Many of his children went on to serve both in the U.S. and Confederate service.
--Brock-Perry
Still on the Catesby ap Jones family. This was the father of Civil War Catesby ap Roger Jones mentioned in the previous post.
Roger ap Catesby ap Jones was both an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army. He was also the longest-ever serving adjutant general of the Army.
An important member of the distinguished United States military family whose members held commissions in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I and World War II. )What, no Spanish-American War?)
His brother was Thomas ap Catesby Jones of the U.S. navy in War of 1812 fame.
Many of his children went on to serve both in the U.S. and Confederate service.
--Brock-Perry
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