(1824 – 1864) Confederate cavalry general serving under J.E.B. Stuart. After disagreements with Stuart, Jones's brigade was set to guarding supply lines and unavailable during a crucial juncture of the Gettysburg Campaign when Lee suffered from a lack of capable reconnaissance cavalry. As the personality clash between Jones and Stuart escalated, Jones faced charges for impertinence, and was transferred to separate him from Stuart. Jones was killed leading a counterattack in the 1864 Battle of Piedmont. Early manuscript D.S. twice ‘W. E. Jones’, 1p. oblong large folio, Fort Ewell, TX, Aug. 10, 1853, an account of funds received and expended during the month of April. Jones signs once certifying that the above accounts are correct, and again at the conclusion certifying that payments have been made accordingly, this time adding his rank ‘2nd Lieut R. M. R.’ Shows original mailing folds, with a vertical 1 in. split thereto at center, and with a second small tear along the vertical fold below, otherwise in fie condition overall.