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roger jones 1851 & ndash ; 1889 inspector general of the u.s. army fort monroe , virginia 26 january 1889 washington , d.c. 150 place of burial 25 february 1831 arlington national cemetery 35pxbrigadier general roger jones inspector general.jpg roger jones -lrb- inspector general -rrb-
 roger jones
roger jones -lrb- inspector general -rrb-

roger jones -lrb- february 25 , 1831 -- january 26 , 1889 -rrb- served as inspector general of the u.s. army from 1888 to 1889 .
his father by the same name served as adjutant general of the u.s. army from 1825 to 1852 .
jones , a cousin of robert e. lee , graduated from the united states military academy in 1851 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the cavalry , serving in new mexico , where he participated in the gila expedition .
in 1861 while serving on recruiting duty at carlisle barracks , pennsylvania , he was ordered to take a detachment of recruits to harpers ferry , virginia to protect the arsenal there from being taken by approaching virginia militiamen .
unable to defend against an overwhelming force , he ordered the weapons and stores be destroyed , and retreated into pennsylvania .
jones spent the remainder of his career in various recruiting , quartermaster and inspector general roles , becoming inspector general of the u. s. army in 1888 .
he died the next year and is buried in arlington national cemetery .
