Samuel Jones (Confederate Army officer)

Samuel Jones
Born(1819-12-17)December 17, 1819
Powhatan County, Virginia
DiedJuly 31, 1887(1887-07-31) (aged 67)
Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania
Place of burial
Allegiance
Service/branch
Years of service
  • 1841–1861 (USA)
  • 1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank
CommandsBartow's Brigade
Department of East Tennessee
Department of Western Virginia
Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
Department of Florida and South Georgia
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Other workfarmer, college president

Samuel Jones (December 17, 1819 – July 31, 1887) was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. At the midpoint of the war, he commanded the Department of Western Virginia, defending the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad and the vital salt mines. Later he commanded the district of South Carolina.