History of Bedford Springs, (Campbell County) Virginia United States of America

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Samuel Jones, soldier, was born in Virginia in 1820. He was graduated at the U.S. Military academy in 1841, and assigned to the 1st artillery. He was promoted 2d lieutenant, Sept. 28, 1841, and served on the Maine frontier at Houlton, pending the disputed territory controversy, 1841-43. He was in garrison at Fort Adams, R.I., 1843-45, and at Fort Brooke, Fla., 1845-46; on recruiting service, 1846; at the U.S. Military academy as assistant professor of mathematics, 1846-49; assistant instructor in infantry tactics, 1846-48; assistant instructor in artillery, 1847-48, and principal assistant professor of mathematics, 1849-51. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, March 3, 1847; was on garrison duty at the New Orleans barracks, La., 1851-52; at East Pascagoula, Miss., 1852, and at Fort McHenry, Md., 1852-54, and declined the office of commandant and professor of engineering at the Georgia Military institute in 1854. He was promoted captain, Dec. 24, 1853; was on frontier duty at Fort Mcintosh, Texas, 1854-55; in garrison at Fort Columbus, N.Y., 1855-56; on frontier duty at Fort McIntosh, Texas. 1856-57, and at Ringgold barracks, Texas, 1857-58. He served as an assistant to the judge advocate of the army at Washington, D.C., 1858-61, when he resigned to join the Confederate States army as colonel. He was promoted brigadier-general and succeeded Braxton Bragg in the command of the Army of Pensacola, Jan. 27, 1862, and on March 8, 1862, he was in turn succeeded by Col. Thomas M. Jones. He was promoted major-general in 1863 and commanded a division in West Virginia until April 9, 1864, when he was transferred to the command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and was relieved by Gen. W. J. Hardee, Sept. 28, 1864. He resumed the command of his division and was stationed at Pocotaligo, S.C., until he joined Hardee upon the evacuation of Savannah. He engaged in farming after the close of the war. He is the author of: "The Battle of Olustee, or Ocean Pond, Florida," in "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War," Vol.IV., pp. 76-79 (1888). He died at Bedford Springs, Va., July 31, 1887.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Bedford Springs, (Campbell County) Virginia

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