Life span: 05/09/1824 to 06/05/1864TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Edmondson JonesPlace of Birth: Washington County, VABurial Place: Glade Spring, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateEducation: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/27/1863 04/30/1863 The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee 05/01/1863 05/01/1863 Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 05/02/1863 05/02/1863 "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/03/1863 05/03/1863 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/05/1863 05/06/1863 The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville 06/09/1863 06/09/1863 Thousands of cavalrymen clash at Brandy Station, Virginia, in the largest cavalry battle of the war 06/21/1863 06/21/1863 Near Upperville, Virginia, Union cavalry again clashes with the Confederate cavalry screen 07/08/1863 07/09/1863 Union forces pursue Lee's into Maryland and Stuart's covering Confederates clash with Union cavalry Documents Images William Edmondson Jones William Edmondson Jones, detail Bibliography
