Civil War Military Record of Wiley T. Jones

Wiley T. Jones, along with his brothers, Alfred D. and Russell P.,  was a member of Co. G 1st Regiment of the Georgia State Line known as the "Chattahoochee Rangers" which was a "home guard" type of unit organized by Gov. Joe Brown to defend the state in case of US invasion. Gen. Sherman's Army made just such an invasion in the summer of 1864 and the unit saw action in the Atlanta area. Wiley was captured near Atlanta on Aug 7, 1864 and sent to the Yankee prison at Camp Chase in Ohio. He died there on Dec. 14, 1864 of chronic diarrhea. He's buried in grave #552 one-third mile south of Camp Chase. He has a marker in the cemetery in GA where his wife is buried which reads, "Wiley T. Jones, died Dec. 14, 1864 in Ohio".