caption serviceyears branch commands relations death_date death_place birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
jones mitchell withers 1835 ; 48 -lrb- usa -rrb- 1861 & ndash ; 65 & -lrb- csa -rrb- ndash ; 36 , 1847 & ndash usa csa 9th u.s. infantry bryan m. thomas -lrb- son-in-law -rrb- 13 march 1890 mobile , alabama madison county , alabama usa of america 1822 united states of america csa confederate states place of burial mexican -- american war american civil war 12 january 1814 magnolia cemetery , mobile , alabama 35px csa -rrb- colonel -lrb- usa -rrb- 35px major general -lrb- jmwithersciv.jpg jones m. withers
 jones mitchell withers
jones m. withers

jones mitchell withers -lrb- january 12 , 1814 -- march 13 , 1890 -rrb- was a united states army officer who fought during the mexican -- american war and later served as a confederate major general during the american civil war .
he also was a lawyer , politician , and businessman from the state of alabama .
