Jones, James

Rank: Private

Unit: G Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: August 2, 1839 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 27.

Date of birth: 1812

Hometown: Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Occupation prior to enlistment: Laborer

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 8 December 1839

Location of fatality: Fort Weeden, Florida

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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida