Jones, Marcellus Ephraim

The man who fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863
Life Span
to
    Full name
    Marcellus Ephraim Jones
    Place of Birth
    Burial Place
    Birth Date Certainty
    Exact
    Death Date Certainty
    Exact
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    No. of Siblings
    8
    No. of Spouses
    2
    Family
    Ephraim Jones (father), Sophia Page Jone (mother), Sarah Reese (first wife - died 1858), Naomi E. Meacham (second wife) 
    Occupation
    Military
    Businessman
    Other Occupation
    Builder
    Relation to Slavery
    White non-slaveholder
    Church or Religious Denomination
    Unitarian or Universalist
    Other Affiliations
    Masons
    Government
    Local government
    Military
    Union Army
    How to Cite This Page: "Jones, Marcellus Ephraim," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/40169.