William Edmondson Grumble Jones: The Life of a Cantankerous Confederate

by James Buchanan Ballard

William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones (b. 1824) stands among the most notable Southwest Virginians to fight in the Civil War. The Washington County native graduated from Emory & Henry College and West Point. As a lieutenant in the "Old Army" between service in Oregon and Texas, he watched helplessly as his wife drowned during the wreck of the steamship Independence. He resigned his commission in 1857.

Resuming his military career as a Confederate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476670765
• ISBN13: 9781476670768
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher