William M. Jones enlisted June 12, 1861 in Company B, 9th Georgia Infantry, June 12, 1861 at Summerville, Georgia, appointed Captain June 23, 1861, elected Major April 18, 1862, wounded at Spottsylvannia May 10, 1864, died October 26, 1864 at General Hospital #4, Richmond, Virginia of a gunshot wound, thigh fracture, his records show correspondence between the Adjutant General, War Department, with the Commissioner of Pensions, State of Georgia, dated October 28, 1915

General Hospital #4

Also called: Baptist Institute Hospital, Officers' Hospital, Institute Hospital. Formerly the Richmond Female Institute, a Baptist school for girls. Four-storied, turreted building. 1862. Opened in mid-1861, it was still in operation in late-1864. Capacity over 300 patients. Dr. James P. Reed, surgeon-in-charge. For use of officers only after 8 January 1863. Building stood until the school was merged with University of Richmond [Baptist] in 1914. Replaced by the Virginia Mechanics Institute building. Location: facing eastside of 10th Street, just north of Marshall. Used as an office building by Federal occupation forces.

Confederate Dead in Hollywood Cemetery

Ref # Names Co. Regt. State Date Sec No. Remarks Editorial notes
3339 Jones, Maj. W. M. - 9 Geo. Oct. 26, 1864 X 90 24 years. M. S. [believe this stands for Marble Slab]