Editing Catesby ap Roger Jones (section)

{{Short description|United States Navy officer}}
{{distinguish|text=his father, [[Roger Jones (Adjutant General)|Roger ap Catesby Jones]]}}

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{{Infobox military person
|name=Catesby ap Roger Jones
|image=Catesby ap Roger Jones.png
|caption=
|birth_date={{birth date|1821|4|15|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[[Clarke County, Virginia]], United States
|death_date={{death date and age|1877|6|21|1821|4|15|mf=y}}
|death_place=[[Selma, Alabama]], United States
|allegiance=United States<br>[[Confederate States of America]]
|branch=[[United States Navy]]<br>Confederate Navy
|rank=[[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] (USN)<br>[[Commander]] (CSN)
|serviceyears=1836–1861 (USN)<br>1861–1865 (CSN)
|battles=[[American Civil War]]
}}
'''Catesby ap Roger Jones''' (April 15, 1821 – June 21, 1877) was an American naval officer who was a [[commander]] in the [[Confederate States Navy|Confederate Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He assumed command of {{ship|CSS|Virginia}} during the [[Battle of Hampton Roads]] and engaged {{USS|Monitor}} in the historic first battle of the two [[Ironclad warship|ironclads]].