Jesse G. Jones Index of Articles

Civil War Reminiscence
by Jesse G. Jones

These eleven articles were written by Jessee G. Jones, my Great Great Grandfather. They were printed in the The Southwestern Journal of Knox City, Texas starting Oct 4, 1912 for eleven weeks. They were transcribed as printed, typos and all.

Index to articles written 1911-12, Knoxville, Texas)

Chapter 1 Capture by the Yankees and escape
Chapter 2 The Capture of a Yankee Colonel and his saving of Jessee's life
Chapter 3 Escape with Reuben Tucker
Chapter 4 Hunger and on the Run
Chapter 5 Jessee takes charge as "Gen. Gumpy"
Chapter 6 Refitting to help Reckless Jack
Chapter 7 Jessee is recaptured by Yankees and escapes again
Chapter 8 Jessee makes good his escape
Chapter 9 On the run into Kentucky
Chapter 10 Crosses into Illinois and then Alabama
Chapter 11 Return to 7th Alabama Regiment

Source:

Jones, Jesse. "Civil War Reminiscence", The Southwestern Journal of Knoxville Co., Texas 1911-1912. transcribed by Marlene Grubb as was printed (including typos)
microfilm record in the Archives of the University of Texas, Austin, TX

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