Walter Jones

Walter Jones

Library of Congress

Quick Facts

Unit: 8th New York Cavalry   
Rank: Private
Enlisted: November 23, 1861, Rochester NY
Muster Out: June 27, 1865
Photo Donated By: Library of Congress

Description:

"I am not a Hobson, a Dewey, a Schley, nor a Sampson, but I was a High Private in Co. C., 8th N. Y. Cavalry, and carried this little Testament in my blouse pocket, which in two battles, saved my life from bullets, as represented in the above photo. The bullet in the upper corner was shot at me at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864. The bullet in the centre crashed into the Testament during the battle of Appomattox (better known as Lee's surrender), April 8th and 9th, 1865”

Sources:

· Walter G. Jones. Accessed April 2, 2013. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.09873/.

· National Park Service. "8th Regiment, New York Cavalry." Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database.Accessed April 2, 2013. http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/ search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UNY0008RC.