David Rumph Jones

David Rumph Jones
Nickname	Neighbor
Born	April 5, 1825(1825-04-05) Orangeburg, South Carolina
Died	January 15, 1863(1863-01-15) (aged 37) Richmond, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate Army
Years of service	1846–61 (USA), 1861–63 (CSA)
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Mexican-American War American Civil War

David Rumph Jones (April 5, 1825 – January 15, 1863) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.

Early life

Jones was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina. By his marriage to Sarah Taylor, daughter of Brig. Gen. Joseph Pannell Taylor, he was a nephew of Zachary Taylor, the 12th US President, and a cousin of Jefferson Davis and Richard Taylor. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1846 and served in the Mexican-American War.

Civil War

Jones was appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army on June 17, 1861, and major general on October 11, 1862. He commanded a brigade in Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's Confederate Army of the Potomac at the First Battle of Bull Run, and he led a brigade in the division of Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder in the Seven Days Battles. He commanded a division at the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Antietam, in both cases under Maj. Gen. James Longstreet. At Antietam, his division held the right flank of the Army of Northern Virginia when the federal IX Corps attacked. His health failed after Antietam, and he died of a heart ailment in Richmond, Virginia, early in 1863. He is buried there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Maj. Gen. George Pickett took over command of Jones's division.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal
	American Civil War portal

• List of American Civil War generals

References

• Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.

Persondata
Name	Jones, David R.
Alternative names
Short description	Confederate Army general
Date of birth	April 5, 1825
Place of birth	Orangeburg, South Carolina
Date of death	January 15, 1863
Place of death	Richmond, Virginia