Glade Spring in Washington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones, C.S.A.

Brig. Gen. William E. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kelsey Abbott, July 22, 2020

1. Brig. Gen. William E. Marker

Inscription. Brig. Gen. William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones was born nearby on 9 May 1824. Educated at Emory and Henry College and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Jones served on the frontier from 1848 until he resigned in 1857. He organized the Washington Mounted Rifles as its captain when Virginia seceded in 1861, became colonel of the 1st and then the 7th Virginia Cavalry, and was promoted to brigadier general in Sept. 1862. Jones later served under Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, with whom he disagreed. Commanding the Dept. of Southwest Virginia, Jones was killed at the Battle of Piedmont on 5 June 1864 and buried here in Old Glade Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K 51.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1824.

Location. 36° 46.071′ N, 81° 47.285′ W. Marker is in Glade Spring, Virginia, in Washington County. It is on Lee Highway (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles north of Deerfield Lane (County Route 767), on the right when traveling north. Near church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33234 Lee Hwy, Glade Spring VA 24340, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Tri-Cities Area,

in Southwest Virginia,

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mrs. Eliza M. Jones (within shouting distance of this marker); Donald W. Tendick, Sr., Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Tobias Smyth House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Buchanan-Blakemore House (approx. 2½ miles away); Emory & Henry College (approx. 2.6 miles away); Emory and Henry College (approx. 2.6 miles away); Fort Kilmachronan (approx. 3.1 miles away); Edmondson Hall (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glade Spring.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2020, by Kelsey Abbott of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 54 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 22, 2020, by Kelsey Abbott of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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