Civil War: Company E, 10th Michigan Infantry
William Jones was born in London, England, in 1837. He was a 24-year-old joiner residing at Clyde, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on January 6, 1862. Private Jones was mustered into Company E, 10th Michigan Infantry, at Flint, Michigan, on February 6, 1862. Private William Jones was killed in action near Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 10, 1863, when Confederate guerrillas ambushed a train being escorted by Company E. The train was traveling between La Vergne and Antioch when it was attacked. The Confederates set fire to seven rail cars, killing 5 and wounding 7 soldiers of Company E in the process. Private Jones' body was taken to Nashville for burial. After the war his remains were transferred to the Nashville National Cemetery.
William Jones was born in London, England, in 1837. He was a 24-year-old joiner residing at Clyde, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on January 6, 1862. Private Jones was mustered into Company E, 10th Michigan Infantry, at Flint, Michigan, on February 6, 1862. Private William Jones was killed in action near Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 10, 1863, when Confederate guerrillas ambushed a train being escorted by Company E. The train was traveling between La Vergne and Antioch when it was attacked. The Confederates set fire to seven rail cars, killing 5 and wounding 7 soldiers of Company E in the process. Private Jones' body was taken to Nashville for burial. After the war his remains were transferred to the Nashville National Cemetery.
Civil War: Company E, 10th Michigan Infantry
William Jones was born in London, England, in 1837. He was a 24-year-old joiner residing at Clyde, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on January 6, 1862. Private Jones was mustered into Company E, 10th Michigan Infantry, at Flint, Michigan, on February 6, 1862. Private William Jones was killed in action near Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 10, 1863, when Confederate guerrillas ambushed a train being escorted by Company E. The train was traveling between La Vergne and Antioch when it was attacked. The Confederates set fire to seven rail cars, killing 5 and wounding 7 soldiers of Company E in the process. Private Jones' body was taken to Nashville for burial. After the war his remains were transferred to the Nashville National Cemetery.
William Jones was born in London, England, in 1837. He was a 24-year-old joiner residing at Clyde, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on January 6, 1862. Private Jones was mustered into Company E, 10th Michigan Infantry, at Flint, Michigan, on February 6, 1862. Private William Jones was killed in action near Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 10, 1863, when Confederate guerrillas ambushed a train being escorted by Company E. The train was traveling between La Vergne and Antioch when it was attacked. The Confederates set fire to seven rail cars, killing 5 and wounding 7 soldiers of Company E in the process. Private Jones' body was taken to Nashville for burial. After the war his remains were transferred to the Nashville National Cemetery.
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