Mustered into service as a Private on July 29th, 1861
Born 31 January 1843
Died 04 July 1928
Buried WhitewaterCemetery, Wayne Co. Indiana
Jesse E. Jones
WhitewaterCemetery
Photo courtesy Ted Martin
Private Jones rose to the rank of Sergeant when he was wounded carrying the flag at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5th, 1864 .
He filed for and started to receive a pension in the fall of 1864.