Class of 1846

David Rumph Jones: Born Apr. 5, 1825.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1842, to July 1, 1846, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d Infantry, July 1, 1846.

Served: in the War with Mexico, 1846‑48, being engaged in the Siege

(Second Lieut., 2d Infantry, Nov. 23, 1846)

of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9‑29, 1847, — Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17‑18, 1847, — Skirmish of Ocalaca, Aug. 16, 1847, — Battle of Contreras,

(Bvt. First Lieut., Aug. 20, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious Conduct
in the Battles of Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)

Aug. 19‑20, 1847, — Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, — Battle of Molino del Rey, Sep. 8, 1847, — and Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13‑14, 1847; as Adjutant 2d Infantry, Apr. 15, 1847, to Dec. 29, 1848; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1848, — and Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1848; on voyage to California, 1848‑49; on frontier duty at Benicia, Cal., 1849‑50, — Monterey, Cal., 1850, — San Miguel, Cal.,

(First Lieut., 2d Infantry, May 7, 1849, to Mar. 3, 1855)

1850, — and Benicia, Cal., 1850‑51; at the Military Academy, as Asst. Instructor of Infantry Tactics, Sep. 15, 1851, to Jan. 17, 1853; as Asst.

(Bvt. Captain, Staff — Asst. Adjutant-General, Mar. 16, 1853)

Adjutant-General of Western Division at East Pascagoula, Mis., May 23 to Aug. 6, 1853, — and of the Pacific Department, Nov. 11, 1853, to July 5, 1854; as Acting Judge Advocate of the Pacific Department, July 5, 1854, to Feb. 13, 1858; and as Asst. Adjutant-General of the Department of the West at St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 13 to Sep. 16, 1858, and from Mar. 26, 1859, to Feb. 15, 1861.

Resigned, Feb. 15, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.​a

Died June 16,​b 1863, at Richmond, Va.: Aged 39.

Buried, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.