biography
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Jones, Catesby Ap Roger
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| male
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| lived:
| (1821–77)
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| biography:
| Confederate naval officer, born in Fairfield, Virginia, USA. The nephew of Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, he served in the US Navy (1836–61) and the Confederate States navy (1861–5). He commanded the CSS Virginia (ex-Merrimac) during the three-hour indecisive contest with the USS Monitor (1862). |
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