Thomas M. Jones enlisted in Cherokee Co, N.C. on June 17, 1861 at the age of 27. He became 3rd Corporal of Company A 29th North Carolina Infantry and was listed as captured at Chickamauga on September 19th, 1863 and sent to Louisville, Ky on Oct 1, for exchange. He was then sent on to Camp Douglas, Ill. on Oct 2nd, 1863 and was then reported as discharged on June 16, 1865.