Roger Jones (February 25, 1831–January 26, 1889) served as
Inspector General of the U.S. Army from 1888 to 1889. His
father by the same name served as
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1825 to 1852.
Jones, a cousin of
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...
,
[ Bruce Catton (1961), ''The Coming Fury'', 1967 reprint, New York: Pocket Books, Ch. 5, "Into the Unknown", Sec. 6, "The Coming of the Fury", p. 336, .] graduated from the
United States Military Academy in 1851 and was commissioned a
second lieutenant
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Australia
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in the cavalry, serving in
New Mexico, where he participated in the
Gila Expedition
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. In 1861 while serving on recruiting duty at
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, he was ordered to take a detachment of recruits to
Harpers Ferry, Virginia to protect the arsenal there from being taken by approaching
Virginia militiamen. Unable to defend against an overwhelming force, he ordered the weapons and stores be destroyed, and retreated into
Pennsylvania.
Jones spent the remainder of his career in various recruiting,
quartermaster and inspector general roles, becoming Inspector General of the U. S. Army in 1888. He died the next year and is buried in
Arlington National Cemetery.
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Henry A. Wise
Henry Alexander Wise (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American attorney, diplomat, politician and slave owner from Virginia. As the 33rd Governor of Virginia, Wise served as a significant figure on the path to the American Civil W ...
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1831 births
1889 deaths
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Inspectors General of the United States Army
Military personnel from Washington, D.C.
Union Army officers
United States Army generals
United States Military Academy alumni
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