He [DeLancy Floyd-Jones] was very youthful in appearance and had pleasant manners, except for a certain absent-mindedness, which often made him appear rude. He had received his brevet of captain for gallant and meritorious conduct at Molino del Ray in the war with Mexico. He retired after thirty years of service, and having made investments in Chicago that gave him a competency, he is able to live at the Union club, New York. He was rather devoid of tact. I remember a matter which caused him to have strained relations with Slaughter, and nearly brought about an issue between my brevet captain and myself.

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Nothing Worthy of Note Transpired Today (archive.org) The transcribed journals of Civil War General August Valentine Kautz that detail his daily life and activities during his post at Fort Steilacoom in 1850.

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[William Alloway] Slaughter had gone to Olympia for two or three days, and I was acting as quartermaster during his absence. The captain had discovered that some Post mules were in use by a farmer, and he came to me and ordered them to be brought in. I replied that I did not know Mr. Slaughter’s arrangements concerning the mules, and therefore did not like to interfere. He turned to me and said sharply: “You will do it, By G– if I order you to,” whereupon I answered in the same tone: “I won’t do it, by G–, unless you do.” He at once changed his tone and manner and said the he had meant it as an order, and naturally I answered that IF that were the case I would obey him.

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My relations with my fellow-officers were pleasant. Lieut. Jones, my first commanding officer, whom I should more properly speak of as Floyd Jones, had a number of peculiarities, but was on the whole a good commanding officer. He was a man of good habits, and very reputable in his personal conduct. We only differed on one subject. He affected too much devotion to the conventionalities of aristocracy and family inheritance. He laid claim to blue blood himself, and maintained that small hands and small feet were a sign of good lineage. He was conspicuous for being the only man in the country who changed his shirt every day, which, in those days, certainly exhibited unpardonable pride.