Newt knight biography
Newt knight biography
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Newton Knight
American Civil War fighter (1829–1922)
Newton Knight | |
|---|---|
| In office October 13, 1863 – April 9, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Born | November 10, 1829 Jones County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 1922(1922-02-16) (aged 92) Jasper County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Knight Cemetery, Jasper County, Mississippi |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Serena Turner Rachel Knight (common law) |
| Occupation | Farmer, former blacksmith, former soldier, U.S.
Marshal |
Newton Knight (November 10, 1829 – February 16, 1922) was an American farmer, soldier, and Southern Unionist in Mississippi, best known as the leader of the Knight Company, a band of Confederate Army deserters who resisted the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Local legends tell of Knight and his men forming the "Free State of Jones" in the area in and around Jones County, Mississippi, at