John E. Jones
Abt 1836 - 1864 (~ 28 years)
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Name John E. Jones Birth Abt 1836 Tennessee, United States 
Gender Male Death 11 Apr 1864 Andersonville Confederate Prison, Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, United States 
Siblings11 Siblings Person ID I9 Main Tree Last Modified 24 Jun 2009
Father James B. Jones, b. 1791, Virginia, United States d. 13 May 1877, Morgan, Tennessee, United States (Age 86 years) Mother Rachel West, b. 1802, Virginia, United States d. 9 Jul 1878, Morgan, Tennessee, United States (Age 76 years) Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - Abt 1836 - Tennessee, United States 
Death - 11 Apr 1864 - Andersonville Confederate Prison, Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Buried in Grave # 491, Section K. Corporal, Co. B., 2nd Tennessee,captured at Rogersville, Tennessee on November 6, 1863. (MorganCounty, Tennessee Union POW Soldiers Buried in Andersonville Prison.
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Letters from the Civil War:
May the 29 1862
Camp Cumberland ----- Kentucky Knox County
Dear father and mother, brothers and sisters it is with plesur that Itake my pen in hand to let you all know that I am well at this timehopeing when thies pen lines may find you all well i want yo all to dothe best you can i want you all to rite to me how you arm gettingalong rite rit to me --- the --- is in Tennessee i haven't hurd fromhome since Josih Asley com from ---- we have plenty to eas such asbaken and crackers coffee and sugar rice beans i would like to ----varry well to see you all but I can't at this -- but i think that wewill all be at home be for long it is --- by the --- of men -----that wen the fite come off at richmond and corrinth -------Sc----.wish fiting day----at bot places So I will not rite one---at--- you---- rit to me or (signature John E Jones?? )
July 9th 1862
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Camp Cortrel ner Cumberland Gap
Dear brother and sister it is with presure that i take my pen in handto let you know that i am well at this time hopeing When thies fewlines comes to hand that they may fine you all well and soing well andenjoying good blessing i have nothing strange tow rite to you at thistime i recived you leter July the 7 wich give me grate sadisfactionsto her from you one tim more i hav thought of you may time since isay when i was ____the camp in the cold rain with tears in myeise andi think of the hapy times when wee was together at hom in peese____iwould like to see you well but i don;'t know whe it will be wee gitthe telegraf ____ever time have fite at rich mon wee hurd today thatour men was giveing them thunder generel the fite is not desided______the telegraf was that thay was fiting------
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no how long wee would stay her in Ky
you hav ____lik to you bis cant at this line i want you to tell BetKelley and Eliza to rite to mee tell them that i haven't forgot themi would like to her from them the __ kind i _____ _ ____ my
___ it seem like that i wood never her from you all any more i h_________ from hem since March So I must com to a close by saying Whenthis you see, remeber me un till death
John E. Jones
To Nancy R. Jones
- Buried in Grave # 491, Section K. Corporal, Co. B., 2nd Tennessee,captured at Rogersville, Tennessee on November 6, 1863. (MorganCounty, Tennessee Union POW Soldiers Buried in Andersonville Prison.