Alexander H. Jones

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Full name:Alexander Jones
Date of birth:21. 07. 1822
Date of death:29. 01. 1901
Age:78† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:North Carolina
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Alexander H. Jones

Biography

Alexander H. Jones was a western North Carolina newspaperman and outspoken Unionist. Alexander H. Jones founded and led the Heroes of America, a secret order that helped loyalists resist the Confederacy and reach Union lines. Captured by Confederate authorities in 1863 while trying to make his way north, he was imprisoned and held until he escaped in 1864. After the war he was elected to Congress.

Case

Charges: Aiding Union loyalists against the Confederacy (Unionist Heroes of America organizer)
Incarcerated: 1863
Released: 1864
Sentence: Imprisoned by the Confederacy from 1863 until his escape in 1864.

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