1829 - 1922
Newton Knight American
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Details
| First Name |
Newton
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| Last Name |
Knight
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| Birthday |
10th November, 1829
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| Birthplace |
Jones County, Mississippi
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| Died |
16th February, 1922
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| Buried |
Knight Cemetery, Jasper County, Mississippi
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Farmer
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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 the height of the war. The nature and extent of the Knight Company's opposition to the Confederate government is disputed among historians. After the war, Knight joined the Republican Party and served in Mississippi's Reconstruction government as a deputy US Marshal.
