Northern Alabama, historical and . The same officer sent his thanks to the brave young Alabamian for hisservices at Hares Hill, where in the presence ofGeneral Lee, young Jones volunteered to cross thespace between the works of the two armies, whichwas plowed by a terrific fire of cannon and smallarms, to bear (iordons order for the withdrawalof his troops from the positions they had was in the last action at A]iponiattox, andbore one of the flags of truce sent into the enemyslines just before the surrender. During Ex-President Davis visit to ilontgom-ery, in 1880. t
Northern Alabama, historical and . The same officer sent his thanks to the brave young Alabamian for hisservices at Hares Hill, where in the presence ofGeneral Lee, young Jones volunteered to cross thespace between the works of the two armies, whichwas plowed by a terrific fire of cannon and smallarms, to bear (iordons order for the withdrawalof his troops from the positions they had was in the last action at A]iponiattox, andbore one of the flags of truce sent into the enemyslines just before the surrender. During Ex-President Davis visit to ilontgom-ery, in 1880. to hiy the corner stone of the Confed-erate Monument, Colonel Jones, at the request ofthe Memorial Association, delivered a lecture atMcDonalds Opera House, on The Last Days ofthe Army of Northern ^irginia. General Gordonin introducing Colonel Jones to the audience,spoke of his career as a soldier, as follows: Rarely, if ever, have I had a greater pleasurethan the one assigned to me this evening. It ismy privilege to introduce to you one who was. NORTHERN ALABAMA. 601 assigned to my staff when a beardless boy; whowas with me in wliatever trials I experienced my-self during the war; who never failed to dischargehis duty, not only willingly but gladly, whatevermight be the promised cost. I think I may truth-fully say, without one particle of exaggeration,that if the bare facts connected with his servicesin the Confederate Army were written out, itwould furnish as thrillitig a romance as one ever iread. I^et me relate to you one or two instanceswhich I recall at this moment: On one occasionI directed him as a staff-officer to carry an orderseveral miles, through an unbroken forest to an-other jiortion of the army, from which we had beendetached. The sun was just setting. At night-fall he still found himself in the forest and in themidst of the Federal pickets; but by the instru-mentality of his cool bearing—genius lam pleasedto term it, and I think I am doing justice to himin say
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