United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Williams, David S.2004-06-15Encyclopedia article about J. William Jones. Contemporary historian Charles Reagan Wilson aptly calls J. William Jones "the evangelist of the Lost Cause" and refers to him as "the single most important link between Southern religion and the Lost Cause." Jones's own generation knew him as "the fighting parson," a Confederate chaplain who became a celebrity because of his close association with several Southern generals, and the author of many books. When Confederate general Robert E. Lee died, his family tapped Jones to serve as Lee's biographer, and Jones produced his first book, Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of R. E. Lee, in 1874. His other well-known books include the influential 1896 textbook School History of the United States and his remembrance of wartime life, Christ in the Camp; or, Religion in Lee's Army, which appeared in 1886 and has often been reprinted since.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Confederate States of America--ChaplainsBiographers--GeorgiaJones, J. William (John William), 1836-1909Authors, American--GeorgiaJ. William Jones (1836-1909)Text