Jones M. Withers

Jones Mitchell Withers
Jones Mitchell Withers
Born(1814-01-12)January 12, 1814
Madison County, Alabama
DiedMarch 13, 1890(1890-03-13) (aged 76)
Mobile, Alabama
Place of burial
Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
Confederate States of America Confederate States of America
Service / branch United States Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1835–36, 1847–48 (USA)
1861–65 (CSA)
Rank Colonel (USA)
Major general (CSA)
Commands9th U.S. Infantry
Battles / warsMexican–American War
American Civil War
RelationsBryan M. Thomas (son-in-law)

Jones Mitchell Withers (January 12, 1814 – March 13, 1890) was a United States Army officer who fought during the Mexican–American War and later served as a Confederate major general during the American Civil War. He also was a lawyer, politician, and businessman from the state of Alabama.