Catesby ap Roger Jones
Born	April 15, 1821 (1821-04-15) Fairfield, Virginia, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1877 (aged 56) Selma, Alabama, U.S.

Catesby ap Roger Jones (April 15, 1821 - June 20, 1877) was an officer in the U.S. Navy who became a commander in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service The Confederate States Navy ( CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed forces established by an act of the Confederate Congress Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

Jones was born in Fairfield, Virginia, son of Major General Roger Jones and Mary Ann Mason Page. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state (The "ap" in his name is a Welsh patronymic meaning "son of". Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic A patronym, is a component of a Personal name based on the name of one's father ) His mother was a lineal descendant of William Byrd of Westover and Robert "King" Carter. William Byrd II ( 28 March 1674 &ndash 26 August 1744) was a planter and Author from Charles City County, Virginia Westover Plantation is located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County Virginia. Robert Carter also known as King Carter (1663 &ndash August 4 1732 of Lancaster County was a Colonist in Virginia and became one of the This also made her a cousin of General Robert E. Lee. Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated [1] Appointed a Midshipman in 1836, he served extensively at sea, receiving promotion to the rank of Lieutenant in 1849. For the fish called midshipman see Midshipman fish. The rank of midshipman is one of the oldest ranks still in existence Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common During the 1850s, Jones was involved in development work on Navy weapons and served as ordnance officer on the new steam frigate Merrimack when she began active service in 1856. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

When Virginia left the Union in April 1861, Lieutenant Jones resigned his U. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common S. Navy commission, joining the Virginia State Navy soon thereafter and becoming a Confederate Navy Lieutenant in June. The Virginia Navy existed briefly from the time the state of Virginia seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861, until Virginia joined The Confederate States Navy ( CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed forces established by an act of the Confederate Congress Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services In 1861-62, he was employed in converting the steam frigate USS Merrimack into an ironclad and was the ship's Executive Officer when she was commissioned as the Virginia. An ironclad was a steam-propelled Warship of the later 19th century protected by Iron or Steel armor plates While executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an Organization, the exact meaning of the role is variable USS Merrimack becomes CSS Virginia When the Commonwealth of Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861 one of the important federal military bases threatened During the Battle of Hampton Roads, when her Commanding Officer, Captain Franklin Buchanan, was wounded in the March 8, 1862 attack on USS Cumberland and Congress, Jones temporarily took command, leading the ship during her historic engagement with USS Monitor on the following day. The Battle of Hampton Roads, often called the Battle of Monitor and Merrimack, was a The commanding officer ( CO) is the officer in command of a Military unit. Franklin Buchanan ( September 13, 1800 &mdash May 11, 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy who became an Admiral Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday First Mediterranean Cruise She was launched 24 May 1842 by Boston Navy Yard. Built in New Hampshire in 1841 The frigate was launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, 16 August 1841, and placed in commission under Captain Design Monitor was one of three ironclad warships ordered by the U Later in 1862, he commanded a shore battery at Drewry’s Bluff, on the James River, and the gunboat Chattahoochee while she was under construction at Columbus, Georgia. In Military organizations an artillery battery is a unit of Guns mortars or Rockets so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield Drewry's Bluff is located in northeastern Chesterfield County Virginia in the United States. The James River in the US state of Virginia is a long River, including its Jackson River source Career Chattahoochee was plagued by machinery failures one of which a boiler explosion which killed 18 occurred on May 27, 1863 as she prepared Columbus is a City in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States.

For his "gallant and meritorious conduct" during the battles of Hampton Roads and Drewry's Bluff, Jones was promoted to the rank of Commander on April 29, 1863. Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[1] Jones was sent to Selma, Alabama, to take charge of the Ordnance Works there. Selma is a city in and the County seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. For the rest of the Civil War, he supervised the manufacture of badly-needed heavy guns for the Confederate armed forces. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 With the end of the conflict in May 1865, Jones went into private business. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year After working in South America, he made his residence in Selma, Alabama where he was shot on June 20, 1877 and killed by another man as a result of a feud between his son and another man's son. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Selma is a city in and the County seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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• U.S. Naval Historical Center
• Catesby ap Roger Jones at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-03-28