The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War
(Part of the Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies Series)
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Between late 1863 and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Mississippi. Calling themselves the Knight Company after their captain, Newton Knight, they set up headquarters in the swamps of the Leaf River, where they declared their loyalty to the U.S. government.
The story of the Jones County rebellion is well known among Mississippians, and debate over whether...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1469627051
ISBN13:9781469627052
Release Date:January 2016
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.11 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.7" x 9.3"
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