Show TAPS SOUND J- J t-d t raar rL J Js I 2 F s I s' s v-v v s i s Ar s v R RJ J 4 r f A c r i-r J Jacob acob Ponce Confederate Civil W War ar Veteran Dies Here at Age of 92 A white haired bent but eyed clear man of 92 in whose ears once rang the wild rebel yell ell as he charged Yankee breastworks breastworks' with gray uniformed comrades comrades died in Salt Lake Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day ay I Jacob Ponce was said to be the thel only confederate veteran of the Civil Civi var war residing in the state Mr Ponce became Utah's lone confederate con con- federate veteran about a n year ear ago A Ahat At that hat time a comrade known to other veterans only as Johnny Rebel leftie left lef the tie state and died in an eastern hospitaL hos hose pital As a cavalry scout the old southerner south south- erner saw action for two years ears of the war between the states was wounded and nd was captured by northern forces BORN IN KENTUCKY Mr Ponce had lived for some time time with a granddaughter Mrs C C. C W W. Bailey Baitey at Pueblo street where h he died He was born in Kentucky April 4 1840 In 1860 he was married to Mahala Malala Ma Ma- hall lala Payne who survives him When the War broke out he enlisted enlistee In n I company Sixth Kentucky reg regiment regie regi- ment under Colonel Grigsby an and General Morgan Serving as a scout he took part i irs in inthe the he battles of Prairieville Ky Greasy Greas Creek Somerset Ky and Stone River Riv Riv- er at Murfreesboro Tenn At Stone River Mr Ponce and other othe scouts were viere detailed to get to the to-the the rear rea of the Yankee arm army where they captured cap cap- and destroyed wagons loaded with supplies supplies' He left the scouts fo foi for fora a i while to serve in a field hospital and then rejoined his outfit TAKEN PRISONER After two years of fighting he was wa captured by General Burnsides Burnside's union forces Kept a prisoner for a year h he finally went home to see his daughter daugh- daugh ter lor then nearly 3 years old for rh the first time time- His son a year and a haold ha hat half old when the war broke out was wa nearly 5 5 Following the conflict Mr Ponce Pone worked several years cars in Kentucky Kentuck sawmills In 1883 he moved to tOI Indianapolis In In- and engaged in building freight ht cars He first came to Utah i in 1896 and after a p period in the east r returned reo re- turned here Besides his widow he i is survived survive by a son 70 in Texas Mrs Bailey an and seven other grandchildren and n flu nu great grandchildren a and n c d great |