Enlisted June,1862 in Covington, Louisiana in Wingfields 3rd Louisiana Cavalry. On roles of Federal Prisoner of War. Paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana July,1863.

Name is incorrectly spelled as 'Tally' on registration. Served in Wingfields Cavalry then transferred to Co. B Miles Legion Volunteers. Captured as prisoner of war and paroled at Port Hudson, Louisiana.

Was in the Army of Northern Virginia and was in fifty-three active engagements.

At the surrender at Appomattox, he was the only commissioned officer of his regiment left to report and sign paroles.

John was 41 years old when he enlisted when unit formed on 26 Aug 1862 at Monroe: He has two cards in his archival file. Cover card and parole card. His regimental history has his unit in the following battles: Wilson Creek, Pea Ridge, Corinth, Farmington, Luka, Vicksburg and numerous skirmishes. He was paroled at Monroe, Louisiana 9 June 1865.

Drafted on Feb. 27 1862 from New Orleans.
Paroled from Vicksburg from the field to Pineville La.

Jones, James W., Pvt. Co. C, 3rd La. Inf. En. May 17, 1861, New Orleans, La. Present on Rolls to
Aug., 1861. Present or absent not stated on Roll for Sept. and Oct., 1861. Roll for Nov. and
Dec., 1861, Absent on sick furlough till Feb. 11, 1862. Rolls from July, 1862, to Dec., 1862,
state Present.
Bio: James W. Jones, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Gaytha Carver Thompson
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890

JAMES W. JONES

James W. Jones, president of the Farmers' Alliance of Natchitoches Parish, was born in Georgia, December 18, 1838, and passed his boyhood and youth under the parental roof. In 1859 he came to Louisiana, and settled in what is now Grant Parish, where he made his home until 1887, when he moved to his present place of residence in Natchitoches Parish, one and a half miles from the city.
In 1861 he joined Company C, or what was known at the Winn Rifles, rose to the position of second lieutenant, and was a brave and efficient officer, serving until the close of the war. He was wounded at the battle of Vicksburg. Since the war he has been engaged in farming and has made a success of this occupation, as a glance over his well kept place will clearly indicate to the beholder.
He took a leading part in the Grange movement, and has always taken the same kind of interest in the Farmers' Alliance movement. In July, 1890 he was elected president of the last named organization of this parish, and is eminently fitted for that position.

He was married in the year 1863, to Miss Annie M. Dobbs, who was born in Marietta, Ga., in 1842. They have five children who are named as follows: Rowena, Lillie, James R., Hattie and Ernest W.
Mr. Jones is a close adherent to Democratic principles, and socially is a
member of the Masonic fraternity, Phoenix Lodge No. 38 of this city. He
joined this society in Montgomery, La, and for about four years was master of Lodge No. 168 of that place.
He and Mrs. Jones are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Jones was the eldest of four children, three now living, born to James and Harriet (Cooper) Jones, natives of Georgia and Virginia, respectively. The father died in his native State, in 1839, when about thirty years of age, and the mother also died in that State, in 1847, when about twenty eight or thirty years of age. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Rev. John W. Cooper, was a minister in the Baptist church for about thirty five or forty years. He died in Georgia, in 1849, at the age of seventy years.

Natchitoches Times
J.W. Jones
Jas. W. Jones, Friday March 1,
1918 at 2:00 A.M., Aged 79
years.
Mr. Jones, who was a native of
Georgia, was born in 1839 and in
1861 joined Co. C. of that state and
served all during the Civil War with
honor, rising to the rank of Second
Lieutenant.
After the war he married Miss
Anna Dobbs and to this union six
children were born, three of whom
survive. They are Mrs. Albert Bri-
lari of Little Rock, E.W. Jones of
Shreveport, and Jas. R. Jones of
Oakdale.
The deceased settled in Grant
Parish after the War, moving to Nat-
chitoches in 1877, where he since
resided.
His funeral was held on Friday af-
ternoon with internment in Ameri-
can Cemetery. The religious cere-
mony was held at the First Baptist
Church of which he has always been
a consistant member. Phoenix
Lodge , No. 38, F. & A.M. conduc-
ted the Masonic ceremony at the
grave.
The deceased was a kind and de-
voted husband and father, a true
friend of the sick and needy and af-
ter a long, honorable and useful life
has gone to claim his reward, hearing
those consoling words, 'Well done,
thou good and faithful servant'.
To his bereaved wife, who was
ever his devoted helpmeet, and child-
ren, the 'Times' extends great sym-
pathy.

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Born in Sandy Creek, Warren County, North Carolina, on 31 Dec 1826. Moved to Greene County, Alabama, and served in the Mexican War as a private in Pickens’ Co. A, 1st Alabama Volunteer Infantry. Moved to Winn Parish, Louisiana, in late 1860. Enlisted in Company C “Winn Rifles,” 3rd Louisiana Infantry, on 19 Mar 1863 at Snyder’s Mill, Warren County, Mississippi. Was wounded on 11 Jun 1863 in the trenches at the Siege of Vicksburg during a bombardment, and paroled at Vicksburg on 7 Jul 1863. Rejoined the unit in the spring of 1864. Surrendered along with the rest of the Trans-Mississippi Dept, and was paroled for the final time on June 7 1865 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Died on 22 May 1909 in Winn Parish, Louisiana, and is buried in the Cockerham Cemetery located near Calvin.

TANNIHILL, D.M. - Company C, Private, Taken prisoner 5/20/63 at Snyder Bluff, MS, Sent to Fort Delaware, DE 9/22/63, Died 3/7/64 at Point Lookout, MD

John Nelson S. (J.N.S.) Cox Sr. was born in 1827 in Tennessee. He was the son of Samuel Cox. By 1840 John was living in Desoto County, Mississippi. He was in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1860 and by 1870 was in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

Captured at Vicksburg

KIA, Tupelo, Mississippi. Killed perhaps in the Battle of Tupelo.

Enlisted as a private, mustered out as a captain.

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