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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: January 11, 2015
Caption: Captain Randolph Jones' Grave
in the Cemetery at St. Ignatius Church
Additional Description: Capt. Randolph Jones
Army of the U.S.
Born Cross Manor 1815
Died Cross Manor 1896
Wife Matilda Cross
of New Jersey
Father
Caleb Morris Jones
Mother
Rebecca Jones
In August 1864, "while charging breastworks in front of Petersburg , Virginia a soldier behind {Captain Randolph} Jones accidentally fell and struck the officer across his loins with the barrel of his musket… Jones was sent to St. Mary's County to recuperate. When Jones' condition did not improve sufficiently for him to return to service, Dr. Caleb Jones {his father} signed a certificate to accompany the captain's request for a medical discharge… His discharge for physical disability was dated September 12, 1864.” — National Register Form for Cross Manor.
Submitted: January 14, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p298200
File Size: 2.730 Megabytes

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