Newton Knight and the Free State of Jones
During the Civil War, some Mississippi soldiers de... ...he Confederacy. The anti-Confederate rebellion in Jones County was led by Newton Knight, who opposed slav... ...Company overthrew the Confederate authorities in Jones County and raised the United States flag over the co...
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