Kammala wannan jumla: Jones, sau da yawa ake kira "Jenk", ya yi rajista a 1862 a cikin Baturi na 6 na Wisconsin Volunteer Army. Ayyukansa na soja sun hada da yakin Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga,
Dutsen kallo da Atlanta. Ya sha wahala a ƙafa a Missionary Ridge wanda ya buƙaci ya yi tafiya tare da sanda har tsawon rayuwarsa. Abin da ya fuskanta a lokacin yaƙi ya tabbatar masa cewa dole ne mutane su nemi wata hanya ta magance rashin jituwa da ke tsakaninsu. Bayan da aka cire shi daga soja, Jones ya zama mai fafutukar zaman lafiya.