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Newton Knight

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Newton Knight Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Death
16 Feb 1922 (aged 92)
Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Jasper County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Civil War Figure. He deserted from the Confederate Army and staged a Unionist rebellion that featured African-American and white residents of Jones County, Mississippi against the Confederacy in 1864 and 1865. They set up what was called the "Free State of Jones".
Civil War Figure. He deserted from the Confederate Army and staged a Unionist rebellion that featured African-American and white residents of Jones County, Mississippi against the Confederacy in 1864 and 1865. They set up what was called the "Free State of Jones".

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Barbara Thornton
  • Added: Apr 29, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5398274/newton-knight: accessed ), memorial page for Newton Knight (10 Nov 1829–16 Feb 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5398274, citing Knight Cemetery, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.