# Colonel Cyrus Jones — The Virginian character guide

> Colonel Cyrus Jones in The Virginian by Owen Wister.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-x-where-fancy-was-bred

## Who they are

A pompous military man who visits the ranch and clashes with the Virginian.

## In the story

### [XIII: The Game and the Nation—Act First](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/xiii-the-game-and-the-nation-act-first)

Owner of the eating palace in Omaha, described with gray flowery mustaches and a Confederate uniform.

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