Class of 1853

Thomas Marshall Jones: Born March 11, 1832, Hampton City, VA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1849, to July 1, 1853, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Infantry, July 1, 1853.

Served: in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1853‑54; on frontier duty at Ringgold Barracks, Tex., 1854, — Ft. Davis, Tex., 1855‑59,

(Second Lieut., 8th Infantry, Mar. 3, 1855)

1859‑60, — as Quartermaster, 8th Infantry, Mar. 5, 1857, to Oct. 10, 1859,

(First Lieut., 8th Infantry, July 19, 1858)

— Adjutant, 8th Infantry, Oct. 10, 1859, to Dec. 13, 1860, at San Antonio  p569 and Ft. Mason, Tex., — and as Aide-de‑Camp to Bvt. Major-General Twiggs, Dec. 13, 1860, to Feb. 28, 1861.

Resigned, Feb. 28, 1861.

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

Civil History. — Farmer, Fauquier County, Va., 1866‑74, and 1877‑81. Professor of Agriculture, Maryland Agricultural College, near Washington, D. C., 1874‑77. Superintendent of Public Schools, Warrenton, Va., 1881‑85, and since 1889. United States Indian Agent for the Shoshones and Northern Arapahoes, 1885‑89.