St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
A NOTED SOLDIER SLEEPS.
Brig. Gen. Jones, Inspector General OF
the Army, Dead.
ONE oFTHE OLDEST OFFICERS
His Distinguished Services to His
Country---Col. Breckenridge to
Succeed Him.

A private telegram received by Gen.
II. Clay Wood, adjutant general of the
department of Dakota, yesterday even
ing conveyed the information of the
death, at Fort Monroe, Va, yesterday
morning of Brig Gen. Roger Jones. i'll
spector general of the United States
army. Gen. Jones was one OF the old
est, most conspicuous and universally
popular officers Oh the active list Of the
army. and his demise, though for
several months expected to occur
at any moment, comes to the
army with shock for which it is
quite unprepared. Born in the District
of Columbia, Roger Jones was APP
pointed by the president cadet to the
United States military academy in July,
1S47. whence he graduated in 1851. and
was Immediately assigned as brevet
second lieutenant to the mounted rifles.
During 1851 and up to May "a, 1852, he
served as instructor to the cavalry
school for practice at Carlisle, Pa,
when, having received his promotion as
second lieutenant, he was transferred
to the United States military academy
at West Point, n. Y, as instructor
of cavalry, and where he served
as such from Dec. 10, 1852, to
Jan. &, 1854, when he was relieved
and ordered to join his regiment at
Fort Ewell, Tex. July l, 1854, he was
appointed adjutant Of his regiment,
and the official records of the war de-
partment are replete with instances of
his galiantry and daring in the field
against hostile Indians during that
year. His regiment having been di-
rected to take station at Fort Mcintosh,
Tex, Lieut.. Jones accompanied it and
earned
DISTINGUISHED RECOGNITION
for general efficiency as member of
the staff of that post. The year 1855
was prolific in Indian troubles on the
border, and Lieut.. Jones was almost
constantly in the field, scouting and
guarding transportation of troops and
supplies. Participating in the eXpedi-
ton to New Mexico in 1856, the duties
of adjutant of Fort Union engaged his
attention up to the organization of the
ella expedition i'll 1851, in which he took
part with his regiment, and where many
sanguinary contests with hostile MOgOl-
lon Indians added new luster to his
fame and several dangerous bullet
wounds TO his body-especially one
which he received in skirmish at the
Canon de los Muertos CanerOs, New
Mexico, May "a. 1857. The year 1858
found him on recruiting service
for his regiment. which he reJOined
at Fort Union, and with which he
afterwards served at Santa Fe, Fort
Stanton and back again to Fort Union.
where he was stationed at the breaking
out of the rebellion, ne having in the
meantime been promoted to a first
lieutenantcy. His helOism while guard
ing Harper's Ferry, Va, Jan. Z to April
16, 1861, when it was seized by the
rebels, though the armory, with about
10000 stand of arms, was destroyed and
most of the workshops much damaged,
secured to him the thanks of the GOV
eminent. April %, 1861, he was pro-
NOTED a captain and assistant quarter
master, and served in that capacity in
the quartermaster generals department
at Washington, d. c. Having been pro-
NOTED
TO THE GRADE OF MAJOR
and transferred to the inspector gen.
erals department. Nov. IL, 1861, he
was placed on duty at the war depart
ment, where he remained until July,
1862, when he was ordered to report to
Maj. Gen. Pope for duty as assistant in
spector general on that officers staff,
were spent until the close of the war.
From Dec. 2, 1865, to Aug. 6,
1866, he performed the duties of
acting Inspector general of the
military division of the Mississ-
sippi; he was then transferred
in similar capacity to the military
division of the Missouri, and than to the
division of the Pacific-Dec. Is, 1866
In 1867 he was promoted to the grade of
lieutenant colonel in his corps. On the
retirement of Gen. Baird last year Gen.
Jones was promoted to the vacancy and
became inspector general of the army
not only with the approval OF the presi-
dent and senate, but also with that of
every officer and man wearing
United States uniform. About
the time of his promotion and
while serving at the headquarters OF
the division of the Atlantic, in New
York City, he was taken seriously Ill
with the malady-Bright's disease
which for some few years has troubled
him at irregular intervals; and when
Gen. Howard recently assumed the
command of that division the regula-
ton honor of a salute from the guns of
the forts in the harbor of New York
was dispensed with out of consideration
and sympathy for the distinguished
invalid then so near dissolution
in retired room of his quar-
tiers on Governors Island. Gen. Jones
subsequently rallied sufficiently to be
conveyed to Fort Monroe, where it was
thought he was improving. His death
is much regretted in the army, and his
numerous friends in civil life will share
in the unSpeakable sorrow which the
sad news awakens in st. Paul. The de-
ceased was son of Gen. Roger Jones,
formerly adjutant general of the army.
THE SUCCESSION.
The law determines that Gen. Jones'
successor shall be the next ranking officer
in the corps; consequently the vacancy
falls to Col. Joseph G. Breckenridge.
who, since the illness of Gen. Jones,
has been IN charge of the inspector gen.
erals office. These changes make
promotion very rapid for Maj. Henry
W. Lawton. who has only just been
promoted from captain, Fourth cavalry,
and now becomes Northumberland
in the inspector generals department.
Col. Robert P. Hughes-whO is well
known in st. Paul, having been for
many years on the staff of Gen. Terry
and where, less than year ago. he was
serving as captain of infantry-now
stands at the head of the list of colonies
in his corps, and next to don the IN
sigma and emoluments of brigadier
and become inspector general of the
army on the retirement next year of