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(SIGNED CDV OF KIA OHIO COLONEL)

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(SIGNED CDV OF KIA OHIO COLONEL)
An exceptional CDV of 36th Ohio Vol. Inf'y Col. WILLIAM G. JONES showing him in a chest, up portrait in uniform. Boldly signed: "W. G. Jones Col. 36th O.V.I." at bottom of image. Backstamp by Hoag & Quicks, Cincinnati. Jones served with distinction at Antietam and Fredericksburg, and in June, 1863 he led his command at Chickamauga. At noon on September 19th, ne noted in his diary a prayer for the safety of his Regiment and himself in the upcoming battle, and received a fatal wound five hours later. Very good condition.