Roger Jones (Inspector General)
Roger Jones | |
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 Roger Jones | |
| Born | February 25, 1831 Washington, D.C., US |
| Died | January 26, 1889 (aged 57) Fort Monroe, Virginia, US |
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| Years of service | 1851–1889 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | Inspector General of the U.S. Army |
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Roger Jones (February 25, 1831 – January 26, 1889) served as
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army
from 1825 to 1852.
Jones, a cousin of
militiamen. Unable to defend against an overwhelming force, he ordered the weapons and stores be destroyed, and retreated into Pennsylvania
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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.[2]
See also
Notes
- ISBN 0-671-46989-4.
- ^ "Burial detail: Jones, Roger". ANC Explorer. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
References
- Association of Graduates (1889). Twentieth Annual Reunion of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, June 12, 1889. East Saginaw, Michigan: Evening News. pp. 74–77.
- Clary, David A.; Whitethorne, Joseph W. A. (1987). The Inspectors General of the United States Army, 1777-1903. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Army Center of Military History. pp. 212–213.
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company. pp. 466–467.
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