William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones (b. 1824) stands among the most notable Southwest Virginians to fight in the Civil War. The Washington County native graduated from Emory & Henry College and West Point. As a lieutenant in the "Old Army" between service in Oregon and Texas, he watched helplessly as his wife drowned during the wreck of the steamship Independence. He resigned his commission in 1857. Resuming his military career as a Confederate officer, he mentored the legendary John Singleton Mosby. His many battles included a clash with George Armstrong Custer near Gettysburg. An internal dispute with his commanding general, J.E.B. Stuart, resulted in Jones's court-martial conviction in 1863. Following a series of campaigns in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, he returned to the Shenandoah Valley and died in battle in 1864, leaving a mixed legacy.

William Edmondson "Grumble" Jones (b. 1824) stands among the most notable Southwest Virginians to fight in the Civil War. The Washington County native graduated from Emory & Henry College and West Point. As a lieutenant in the "Old Army" between service in Oregon and Texas, he watched helplessly as his wife drowned during the wreck of the steamship Independence. He resigned his commission in 1857. Resuming his military career as a Confederate officer, he mentored the legendary John Singleton Mosby. His many battles included a clash with George Armstrong Custer near Gettysburg. An internal dispute with his commanding general, J.E.B. Stuart, resulted in Jones's court-martial conviction in 1863. Following a series of campaigns in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, he returned to the Shenandoah Valley and died in battle in 1864, leaving a mixed legacy.

This unique collection of articles covers the history, battles, government, society, people, and even the dreams and aspirations of the states that declared secession from the United States.

Volume 1 profiles the lives and military careers from Daniel Weisiger to Howell Cobb.

Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Edmondson (and variant spellings) families who came mainly from England, Ireland, and Scotland; some were Irish Quakers. In the 1600's-1800's, some immigrated to New Brunswick (Canada), and to Delaware, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Later descendants also lived in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington D.C., Wisconsin, and elsewhere. Some have African American bloodlines. Some have American Indian bloodlines.

Provides pictures, descriptions, and directions for the graves of each Confederate general. South Carolina cemeteries included here are Trinity Episcopal Churchyard, Columbia; Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia; Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston; Quaker Cemetery, Camden; St. Helena's Episcopal Churchyard, Beaufort; Tabernacle Cemetery, Cokesbury; St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton; Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville; St. Thaddeus Episcopal Churchyard, Aiken; Holy Apostles Episcopal Churchyard, Barnwell; Dunovant Family Cemetery, Chester County, near Chester; Willow Brook Cemetery, Edgefield; Prince George, Winyah Episcopal Churchyard, Georgetown; Chesnut Family Cemetery, Kershaw County, near Camden; Forest Lawn Cemetery, Union; Episcopal Cemetery, Winnsboro.