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Brief Genealogy of William J. Jones

William J. Jones CSA 1st Lieutenant, Co. I, Hampton Legion (8/10/1826-11/8/1895 ;
William is the son of James V. Jones CSA 10/11/1803 - 10/3/1861 (came to Starr, Anderson County, from Greenville area in the early 1800's; by 1860 owned 2,000 acres; in 1838 James and a Mr. Richards owned a mercantile) m. Elizabeth Austin 1/19/1905 - 6/3/1869

m. 1st: C. Elizabeth Dean 10/11/1828 - 2/4/1856; daughter of Thomas 12/13/1774 - 7/27/1854 and Elizabeth T. Dean 4/8/1795 - 10/10/1864; buried at Starr Cem.;

Children of William J. Jones and C. Elizabeth Dean:
1. James Thomas Crayton ("Dock") 3/31/1847 - 1/20/1920; m. Elsie Josephine Stephenson
2. Martha Jane "Mattie" 1848 - 1934; m. Julius F. McGee
3. Samuel Augustus ("Thump") 9/23/1850 - 8/29/1921; m. Mary Jane
4. Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) 9/10/1852 - 5/11/1929 m. Joseph E. Seigler
5. William J., Jr. 1854 m. L. A.

My great-great-grandfather William Jones, 1st Lieutenant, Company I, Infantry Regiment, Hampton Legion, of Anderson District, South Carolina, kept this diary during his service in the Civil War from March 2 to June 22, 1863. The original diary is in the possession of a family member in Starr, Anderson County, SC. This typed copy is faithful to the spelling and punctuation of the original. Proper names and initials are most difficult to interpret, so a ? follows hard-to-decipher names and initials and ????? indicates areas that are too faded to read. A brief genealogy and an index to the names in this diary follow the text..
Rebecca R. Akins September 1998
April 21st, 1863
Wm Jones' Book

March 2nd 1863

Monday 2 clear and pleasant we ar camped in a low swampy place we wile remain in this place till to morrow & then move about a half a mile south corse everything is quiet to day & no knews of importance Wm Burress furlough came in this evening Approved for (27) day all the boys in there usual health the most of them only one Blanket to lay on as the bagage is not come yet still clear

March 3th 1863

Tuesday 3 Still clear & some what cooler in the morning tho a beautiful day Wm Burress is preparing to leave camps for Anderson Dist 8 o.c.a.m. & wishes me to go as far as Petersburg with him tho I have not got permission from Gen. Pickett So I can not go he left at 11 o.c.a.m. at 12 o.c.a.m. the Brigade was ordered to march to our place appointed So we ar in a beautiful pine thickett & no oak wood in rech of us So it is verry disagreealy about having good fires. I also paid to Wm Burress 2.00 dollars for J. T. Mouchet & 1.75 for J. T. Cook

March 4 1863

Still clear & cool after eating Breakfast there was a detail made to clean out a place for dress Parade there was 15 men & I was the commander of the detail it taken us til 1 1/2 o.c.p.m. to get it so as to pass So I was at liberty till knight about 5 o.c.p.m. the Brig. Bagage came in from Petersburg wich we have been destitut of every cinse we left Fredericksburg every thing came safe I also had my trunk brought from Richmond that has been there so long. I also loaned J. T. Mouchet 2 dollars every in peace at this time we have not extablished any gard yet every Body runs at large the boys visits Petersburg frequently & Capt Gooder? Paid 3 dollars for a snack for dinner we ar busy in fincing around our Camps quite cool & clear & all well

March 5 1863

Thursday 5 still clear and verry cold tho a beautiful day Capt. Mauldin sent down for Capts. of Company to come up he had some shoes to give out to the Kneedyest they wer sent from Columbia S.C. Received from our Master 4 par drawers & 4 shirts 2 pr of socks to be given to the kneedest as a present from Columbia, S.C. at 1 o.c.p.m. I was ordered out again to finish the dress parade ground & worked till 4 o.c.p.m. with 10 men I also Loaned Lieut J. F. Goodelett Ten Dollars as he is going to Petersburg. There is no drilling or gard duty yet ordered tho I am expecting it every day Still remaines clear & cold the company ar in there common health at Supper time

March 6 1863

Friday 6 Some what cloudy & the wind blowing We all lay till 7 1/2 o.c.a.m. as there is no duty to do after breakfast Capt Hall got permission to visit Petersburg. I also Loaned him 20 Dollars. J. A. Emerson & J. T. Cook has permission to visit the Town ther is several of the boys in the Legion putting up chimneys to there tents there is no orders yet for gard or drilling there is appearance of fallen wether at this time every thing quiet at 10 o.c.a.m. received orders to have a roll call at 12 o.c.a.m. till further orders there is nothing strange in camps P. R. Brown came in this evening & brought some fresh butter from Emily (Adams Jones, his wife) & Mrs. B. Mcalister & some Letters one from Emily date the fst. of March one from A Bryan & one from G. Mcalister & wife also Peter made me a present of Some Sweet Bread R. B. Deans furlough came in this evening approved for (27) days all in ther usual health after all was gone to bed I & Peter had a long chat concerning home affairs.

March 7 1863

Saturday 7th I rose early as I promise R. B. Dean to go with him in getting his money & transportation I also packed one of my trunks with varieties to send home by Robert (B. Dean) I Peter & J. Stevenson & ?. A. Dean went with Robert to the citty after ariving there we wer quite busy in finding the different offices to get Robert ready to start after finding all the places we returned to Hotele & there I invited all the boys to go with me to take something to drink Soon after dinner was ready & I taken verry freely of the vegitables as it was a rarity I also Loaned A. Dean Ten Dollars to have his likeness taken to send to his ma. After resting a while after dinner we all walked down to taken some more of the Brandy & then we wer ready to return to camps we arrived there about sun set and every thing quiet & all well it has been misting of rain of & on all day & some what hazy at dark I hear we will move from this camp in a few days I also Drew my Money at Petersburg I drew one months wages which was 90 Dollars I was paid by Capt. Charles Wallach up to the 28th day of February 1863

March 8 1863

Sunday 8 I woke up at light & found it raining also it is thundering like it was corn planting time at 8 o.c.a.m. it was getting some what clear J. T. Cook is complaining this morning he had a chill yesterday there is no orders yet for any duty in a short time we wer ordered to have regmental inspection it came off at 10 o.c.a.m. there is still appearance of being fallen wether we rec'd orders to be ready to march to morrow at 9 o.c.a.m. we ar also ordered to have 3 days rations cooked up the sun is shining verry pretty at this time it is 1 o.c.p.m. nothing knew or strange in camp tho clear as a bell at bed time thinking we wold get a fine knights rest as we have sent our tents to Petersburg to take the train to Blackwater. At 12 o.c.p.m. it was raining So I & Capt Hall had to move our blankets to a shelter after the firs shower I spred my blankets & got to sleep & came another shower & wet my blankets also after we lay down there was orders came around to send to the ordinance Sargent to get nap sacks for our men

March 9 1863

Monday 9 clear at sun rise we ar making preperations to roll up our blanketts ready to march at 9 o.c.a.m. the Drum beat at the time specified we then marched back through the city of Petersburg & then taken a south corse & marched 4 miles & rested about 20 minutes it has been a beautiful day for marching tho some what warm for marching we did make a verry good days march it 18 miles from the camp. We left this morning & arived at camp 5 1/2 o.c.p.m. there is some of our men absent at roll call owing to being broke down there is some appearance of rain at sun set we ar camped in a beautiful old pine thicket there is a greate many men complaining with sore feet & tired all able for there allowance at supper

March 10 1863

Tuesday 10 Moist cloudy & Some what cool there is a greate many of the boys complaining of being sore & stiff all of our boys came up through the knight We received orders at 6 o.c.a.m. to be ready to march at 8 o.c.a.m. there is nothing new in camps this morning we left camps at 7 1/2 o.c.a.m. we marched by a short distance till it commenced sleeting & raining & continued til knight we marched about 2 miles & came to a church by; the name of Ebaneser we marched 15 1/2/ miles & arived at camps at 3 o.c.p.m. & we persued to getting wood for a big fire as we ar all wet as water can make us (Brigader) General (Micah) Jenkins isued orders this morning for commander of companys to keep ther men out of turnip patches there was some few of them who broke the orders & will be delt with there is appearance of being a wet knight all the boys ar in there usual health at supper nothing strange in camps at dark it continues to rain of & on all knight

March 11 1863

Wednsday 11 Still continues to rain at 7 o.c.a.m. the qr master ordered all bagage to be brought to the wagons in short notice we left camps at 8 o.c.a.m. we marched but a short distance till it was misting of Snow then tapered of with rain at 10 o.c.a.m. we wer halted to rest & the sun shown out slightly tho rain like I am standing up finely to day we received orders to keep all our men in ranks if not the officers ar responsible for them at roll call at camps this evening nothing new up to this time & do not know how far to our destiny we marched finely till one clock then taken up camps for the knight all present at roll call we met with quite a low flat potion of the cuntry we marched through a pon of water some half a mile from ancle to half leg deep we ar camped in 4 miles of Jerruslem we only march 11 miles to day taken up camps at 1 o.c.p.m. J. A. Emerson & S. J. Steverson taken a walk out in the cuntry after something to eat they brought in some turnips & greens & by sun set they wer cooked & we had a fine mess we also drew rations from the commisary & cooked them up as we have to march again to morrow Clear as a bell once more & pleasant all well but veryy sore & tired nothing strange in camps at bed time

March 12 1863

Thursday 12 I rose early this morning as I lay cold all knight still remaines clear & is cool left camps at 7 1/4 o.c.a.m. and marched on to Jeruslem which was 4 miles from camps after passing through the town we halted to rest also after passing through we turned direct corse we arrived at Jersulem at 9 1/2 o.c.a.m. & rested 20 minutes we then marched on till we came in two miles of Frankling Depo we arrived at camps at 12 1/4 o.c.a.m. then we wer busy for some time preparing wood & putting up our tent. there were a skiff of snow after we taken up camps tho the sun was shining we ar stationed in a low, flat place ponds of water all around us clear at 4 o.c.p.m. Lieut Fields came in a few minutes ago & also R. Foster both of Co. H originaly of the old 4 Bat there is nothing new in camps this evening I learn we ar only stoped here till our General pickes out a place to be stationed as we ar brought down here for picketing all the boys ar up at there places & harty at Supper time the distance we travailed today is about 7 1/2 miles

March 13 1863

Friday 13 Still clear & cool we have nothing strange in camps only we ar all short of rations as good Luck wold have it Lieut Goodlett received a Supply from home & devided with the company tho this evening is draw day it is near 8 o.c.a.m.& no orders yet for a move all the boys ar able for there allowances Capt H. Bowen sent up for the officers of Co I to come up & to take a drink of Brandy with him it was verry desirable as it is a cold morning we ar camped close to a fishery where they catch Shad they ar catching them verry fast at 50 cts per head we ar laying resting to day at 2 o.c.p.m. we received orders to have all our men to clean up there arms as the enemy is advancing and to be ready to march at a moment warning we ar a drawing three days rations this evening & will cook them up it is clowdying up like for fallen wether & is quite cool Peter J. A. Emerson & S. J. McKee ar gone to the Station to mail some letters Lieut Ligon B. E. Batson & Thornton Batson came in this evening off Furlough Thornton Batson came as a recruit He learn from Lieut Ligon that David Blythe Departed this life the 5 of February 1863 Every thing quiet at this time considering the orders we received this evening it was reported the enemy was advancing on us to day I also handed in my application for a furlough We received orders at 8 1/2 o.c.p.m. to be ready to move at the hours between 8 & 9 o.c.a.m. all of the boys ar in there usual health at supper time Clear & quite cool at bed time

March 14 1863

Saterday 14th Some what clowdy & some what warmer we ar all rolling up our blankets & tents to be ready to move at 8 o.c.a.m. we left at the time specified & marched 6 miles South course from our camps We ar some 4 miles from Frankling Station in South Hampton County, VA We arrived at this camp at 12 o.c.p.m. also we ar camped in one mile of Black river This is a low flat country we ar surrounded by Little Ponds of water I also was officer of the rear gard of the Regt I & Capt Hall taken my bed tick out in the woods & filled it up with fine straw Some of our boys taken a walk out to the 55 Regt of N.C. to bought a mess of back bones There is nothing strange in camps today Still clear & pleasant we ar in our usual health at bed time I rested finely as this is the first knights rest I have had since last Saturday Knight as we wer marching all the weak & had but one blanket to rest on

March 15 1863

Sunday 15 Some what clowdy and appearances of fallen wether after eating breakfast I & (H. H. ) Hawkins went to work at our chimney & got the bodie of it up and was ready to go to dobbin it & behold I cold not find clay So I had to omit the chimney & then I persued to putting up a bed Sted I finished it by dinner While dining we received orders to get ready to go out on inspection after returning I taken a wash & changed cloths & Peter taken my beard off by this time it was dress parade at the N.C. Regt after returning from there dress parade after setting writing down my dys work my Furlough came in approved Still clowdy & quite cool.

March 16 1863

Monday 16 Some what clowdy & cool I left camps at 10 o.c.a.m. & taken the train for Weldon at 4 1/2 o.c.p.m. arrived at Weldon at 8 1/2 o.c.p.m. then taken the train of to Petersburg at 9 o.c.p.m. & arrived there at 3 o.c.a.m.

March 17 1863

Tuesday 17 Clear then taken the train to Richmond at 5 o.c.a.m. & arrived at Richmond at 7 o.c.a.m. then taken to Manchester to take breakfast with friend Sizer Lathem employed Mr. A. C. Moore to take up Brother (James V. Jones) & deliver him at the Petersburg Depot he takes him up & repacks him & deliver him at the Depot for 40 dollars we commenced taking him up at 9 o.c.a.m. & finished the job at 10 o.c.a.m. The coffin was full of water I expected he wold smell badly tho there was no smell scarsley I opened the coffen & looked at him tho there was no resemblance of him if I did not know where I put him I wold not knowed him by opening the coffen I had forgotten which leg was cut off was the reason why I opened the coffen it was his left one he had pretty much fallen to pieces I will be ready to leave the citty at 5 o.c.p.m. I also tried to get transportation free on the cars for him but failed in the attempt This is a beautiful day after the morning passed off I think this was the coldest morning I felt this winter I will take the length of Brothers case so as to have the grave dug when I get home if I shold be so lucky the length is 7 feet 3 inches the wedth 2 feet 3 inches I left Richmond for Petersburg at 5 o.c.p.m. arrived at Petersburg at 8 1/2 then hired a dray to hall Brother to the Weldon Depot they charged me 7 dollars & 3 dollars for my self we left Petersburg at 9 p.c.p.m. I also paid 2.50 for Fair from Richmond to Petersburg for B & 1.50 for my self from Petersburg to Weldon clear & pleasant at 9 o.c.p.m.

March 18 1863

Wednsday 18 arrived at Weldon at 3 o.c.a.m. Wednsday morning & left at 5 o.c.a.m. the same espences on corps for moving from one car to another $2.00 fair from Weldon to Rally on corps $5.00. it is some what clowdy this morning I met with Esq. Hammonds at ? & expect to travel with him the balance of the way home arrived at Rally at 12 o.c.p.m. left Ralliegh at 12 o.c.p.m. for Charlott expenses on corps at Ralliegh to Charlott 8.75 for fair here to move from Weldon train on Ralliegh 2.00 dollars. This is quite a pleasant day tho some what clowdy I met up with a gentleman from Lart? Co. GA by the name of Sanders Mr. Sadlers Son a corps & taking him to Anderson C. H.

March 19 1863

Thursday 19 Still clowdy & cold we arrived at Charlott at 6 o.c.a.m. & then went up to the hotele & taken breakfast & a drink of Brandy at 2.00 dollare I also bought 5.00 dollars of smoking tobacco for Ma Adams (his mother-in-law) & five Dollars of plugs we left Charlott at 9 o.c.a.m. hire of corps on moving from one car to another 20 cents fair from Charlott to Columbia 6.00 Dollars it has been quite a raw day & like for fallen wether we arrived at Columbia at 5 o.c.p.m. & then I hired a wagon to hall my corps to the G. & Columbia R. R. & paid 2.00 then I went to the Washington Hotele & paid for lodging and supper the city looks pretty familiar still cold & clowdy at bed time

March 20 1863

Friday 20 Still clowdy & some rain & verry likely to be a wet day. My bill at the Washington was 3.00 Dollars for the over knight we left Columbia at 7 1/2 o.c.a.m. Fair on corps from Columbia to A. C. H. 6.00 dollars I met with C. Reyo? & T. Parks at Columbia still misting of rain & quite cold for March arrived at Anderson 6 o.c.p.m. & then I persued to John Cochren & got the honor & kindness of a horse to ride home left A.C.H. (Anderson Court House) at 8 o.c.p.m. & arrived at 1 o.c.p.m. tho stoped on the road at J. T. Dean & ? all well at my arrival

March 21 1863

Saturday 21 Still clowdy & some ice there is appearance of fallen wether I am making some preparations to send ???? brothers remaines at the vilage I am going down to get Frank Adams & go to the ? to do my business then I went to Ma Adams and taken dinner & then to ? & taken supper & arrived at home at 9 o.c.p.m. all well & still clowdy at bed time

March 22 1863

Sunday 22 Still clowdy and the wether has moderated after breakfast I & Emily fixed up & persued to Good Hope church & came by Ma Adams & taken dinner I also paid Miss Rebecca McKee 63 dollars that S. J. McKee handed to me to give his Sister & then persued to Cross Roads Church (Starr Baptist) to the burien of Brothers Remains I also saw a greate many of my friends & relations at the Burien The Burien came off at 3 1/2 o.c.p.m. Cleared off at 10 o.c.a.m. Uncle R. L. Harden came home with me then I , Emily & R. L. persued to J.? W. McAlisters at sun set & returned at 10 1/2 o.c.p.m. Still clowdy & pleasant at bed time

March 23 1863

Monday 23 Still clowdy & pleasant Wm Burriss came by from P. R. Browns while eating breakfast in a short time F. (Frank) Adams & Nace? came & Nace was on his way to S. Willeford with 2 mares in a short time I & Emily preceded to the Halls & remained there till 3 o.c.p.m. & then T. W. West & did remain there till 6 o.c.p.m. then home I returned by 7 o.c.p.m. Still appearance of wet wether found all well & harty at my arrival

March 24 1863

Tuesday 24th woke up before day & found it raining after rising from bed I thought I wold go down & see Col. Jesse McGee & take some Brandy & breakfast then returned home by 7 o.c.a.m. & then I & Emily proceded to Ma Deans we arrived there at 9 o.c.a.m. found the old lady quite poorly Still like for wet wether we returned from Ma Deans at 4 o.c.p.m. & called at J. T. Deans & remained there till 7 o.c.p.m. & proceded for home & was caught in a storm opposite of Gentrys farm Still raining at bed time tho all well at bed time

March 25 1863

Clear & quite cool after eating Breakfast some half hour J. L. Byran came over then in a short time J. T. Dean & his wife came then J. L Byran rode of to bring in something to raise the spirits of a man both John & Tom spent the day with me I also had my lot fence repaired as it was deficient Still clear & pleasant at sun set all well at suppertime

March 26 1863

Thursday 26 Clear & somewhat moderated at 8 o.c.a.m. I & Emily prepared to pay a visit to J. L. Byran & F. Adams arrived at Franks at 2 o.c.p.m. John galanted us over to Franks the wind is blowing rapidly this evening James Adams came to Franks about 3 o.c.p.m. John left about the time Mr. Adams came to Franks to look about his hands at Mrs Burress & D. T. Bozman I & Emily left Franks at 4 o.c.p.m. Then to Mr. Adams & taken supper & rested a while then started home & called at Mrs. McAlisters & spent a few minutes then persued on home Nace & Jas. Bryan came home with us we arrived at home 8 1/2 o.c.p.m. clear & cool for corn planting time all well at bed time

March 27 1863

Friday 27 Clear & still cool after eating breakfast I taken my whiskers off as it is preaching at Cross Roads & a day set a part for fast day The neighbors generally ar keeping the day holy I commence dreading my time as it is drawing near we ar making preparation to go to preaching at X roads arrived there & remained ther till 12 1/12 o.c.p.m. also J. T. D & his wife wer ther on there return home we all left at the same time so it was after 8 o.c.p.m. when we returned home Some appearance of fallen wether at bed time all in there usual health

March 28 1863

Saturday 28 woke up about 4 o.c.a.m. & found it raining my folks is making some preparations to go to mill & laying off corn ground I am on a stand to know what to do to day as I have got so much to attend to & so many places to go to I also borrowed S. A. Deans rifle to have a squirrel hunt while at home about 8 o.c.a.m. it commenced raining So I sent Dock with Thump & Jim to mill as the creek is up I & Emily walked over to Mrs. Lou Browns in the morning & returned home by 11 o.c.a.m. after dinner I & Emily and the babes walked down the roade with the gun in a short time the dogs had a squirrel treed I thrown it & did not go but short distance till they had another one and so on till I shot six of them Still raining of & on all day. Also Bo shod Franks mare all well at bed time

March 29 1863

Sunday 29 Still like for rain in the morning & now & then a sprinkle about 8 o.c.a.m. Uncle Mosey Dean rode up with a measure to make a coffen for his servant Hannah I had to take the plank to J. T. Bryan to make it as he had my work bench we completed it by 12 o.c.a.m. after dinner I, Emily, John, Mandy & Bethiah taken a walk to Mrs. Sarah Bozmans & remained there till 4 o.c.p.m. then persued to Jas. Adams & remained there till after 5 o.c.p.m. then to Bethiahs & remained there till 8 o.c.p.m. then home still clowdy & the wind blowing rapidly & continued all knight all in there usual health

March 30 1863

Monday 30 Still clowdy & the wind blowing & misten of rain my folks ar going to laying of corn ground at 10 o.c.a.m. I & Emily taken a walk down to Col. McGees then left there at 11 1/2 o.c.a.m. then proceded to G. Steversons and remained there til 5 o.c.p.m. commenced raining at 9 o.c.a.m. There was some hail mixed with the rain we arrived at home at 5 1/2 o.c.p.m. & still raining & quite cold we also had the hide taken of one of our milk cows with ? I also was making up a school there was 4 schollars subscribed to day. I had my folks laying of corn ground till the rain commenced fallen so hard Still rain like at bed time

March 31 1863

Tuesday 31 Still clowdy & quite cool for corn planting time we ar at a Loss to know what to do in the farm as there has been so much rain & all the little jobs ar completed at 9 o.c.a.m. J. L. B., J. B. A. & E. N. Adams came up to take a squirrel hunt taken a rout around my farm & failed in the attempt called in & waited till after dinner in the mean time G. Steverson came by going to E. Norrises so we sent for a quart of B. They proceded to our s. hunt & taken in three of the boys we called in at J. L. for supper then home arrived at 8 o.c.p.m. we found Uncle J. Green there Still cool & clear & all in there usual health except myself I was poorly with sore throat

April 1 1863

Wednesday 1 Still clear & cool set around the fire till about 9 1/2 o.c.a.m. then I & Emily harnessed up to pay Bro. J. H Jones & wife a visit after dinner a short time Thump came after us as Col. C. S. Matteson? Had come to see me on business he also brought me a quart of grief so we cold enjoy our selves he remained till about 4 o.c.p.m. then I & he rode down to H. Howards there I met with A. E. Rice on his way to my house to spend the knight with me we arrived at home at 8 o.c.p.m. ther I found G. S. & wife & Uncle J. Green every thing quiet and all in there usual health Emily commenced planting corn after dinner still clear & quite cool for April I have some pain in my throat at bed time

April 2 1863

Thursday 2 still clear & cool A. E. Rice left for home at 8 o.c.a.m. I am on a stand to know where to go to day at 9 o.c.a.m. I & Emily paid G. Stewart & Tisha a visit till 2 o.c.p.m. arrived at home & was resting & J. Neal rode by in a short time J. L B. came up htne J. T. D. and remained with us till dark then I & Emily & Thump paid ?. Gentry a visit till 10 1/2 o.c.p.m. Still clear & cool I am quite feeble with cold

April 3 1863

Friday 3 Still clear & some what moderated after breakfast I & Thump taken the gun to see if we cold find a squirrel

(Omitted several days)

April 10 1863

Saturday 10 At 6 1/2 o.c.a.m. I, Emily, Brother & wife parted at the market changed at Columbia then I taken the train for Charlott arrived there at 4 o.c.p.m. then left Charlott at 5 1/2 o.c.p.m. for Ralleigh arrived there the 11th at 10 o.c.a.m. then left at 10 1/2 for Weldon arived at Weldoin at 6 o.c.p.m. & then remained there all knight & left at 8 1/2 o.c.a.m. then arrived at station at 12 o.c.a.m. at Frankling Depot then I taken my bagage & footed it 6 miles to camps & found all the boys gone to Suffolk but J. T. Mouchet and he was layed up with sore foot still clear at bed time I & him lay together all knight

(Omitted several days)

April 14 1863

Tuesday 14 Still clowdy & appearance of rain I taken Dr. Bozmans horse & went to the crossing to male a letter to Emily & returned at 1 o.c.p.m. & lay in the tent till knight still clowdy at dark

April 15 1863

Wednesday 15 Woke up & found it raining So I give out going to the Regt. as my feet is sore from walking from the Depot with my load & I thinks of going to morrow if possible still raining at 11 o.c.a.m. cleared off at 4 o.c.p.m.

April 16 1863

Thursday 16 I left camps at day light to join my Regt. I found it beautiful road all the way to Suffolk I arrived in sight of Suffolk with the Regt. At 3 o.c.p.m. then we went on picket & remained there twenty four hours I found all the boys well & harty

William Jones
Anderson Intelligencer
Wednesday, November 13, 1895

Anderson County is ….to report the loss of another good soldier. We allude to the death of M. Wm. Jones which occurred at his house at Starr last Friday afternoon. He had been in failing health for several months and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Jones was the oldest son of the late James Jones, and was about 70 years of age. He was an industrious and successful farmer and honorable in all the…of life and was loved by all who knew him. He possessed a….and performed many kind and…for the poor and afflicted. In short he was a true man and a model citizen, his place in his immediate neighborhood will be hard to fill. Mr. Jones fought throughout the war and was a brave and daring soldier. For a long time he was Captain of Company I, Hampton Legion, and his old soldiers esteemed him very highly and will be pained to hear of his death. Mr. Jones was twice married, his first wife being a daughter of the late Thom. Dean. By this marriage three sons and two daughters survive him. His second wife was a Miss Adams whom, with two daughters, are left to mourn his death. He was a zealous member of the Cross Roads Baptist Church and on Saturday his remains were interred there, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. T. H….and Rev. R. C. Ligon in presence of a very large crowd of friends and relatives.