WITHERS, Jones Mitchell
Confederate
Born: January 12 1814, Madison Cty AL
Died: March 13 1890, Mobile AL
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1835, resigned
1835, Creek uprising, lawyer, cotton dealer, Mexican War, merchant,
politician, mayor.
War Service: 1861 Col. of 3rd Alabama, July 1861 Brig. Gen.,
commanded all state forces, Gulf coast defenses, commanded 2nd Divn/
Bragg's Corps at Shiloh, April 1862 Maj. Gen., Kentucky campaign,
commanded 2nd Divn/Polk's Corps at Murfreesboro, lost command of
his division due to ill health, command of Dist. of North Alabama,
command of Alabama state reserve forces.
Post War: Cotton broker, newspaper editor,
mayor, city treasurer, claim agent.