text The free state of Jones : Mississippi's longest civil war
- Summary
- 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, and aided by women... Read more
- Contents
- Sacred Wars: Race and the Ongoing Battle over the Free State of Jones -- The Origins of Mississippi's Piney Woods People -- Jones County's Carolina Connection: Class and Race in Revolutionary America -- The Quest for Land: Yeoman Republicans on th... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xxiv, 324 pages : illustrations, maps, charts, genealogical tables ; 24 cm.
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press 2016
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 976 BYN in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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| TADL-WOOD | 976 BYN in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Jones County (Miss.) History 19th century
Jones County (Miss.) Social conditions 19th century
Military deserters Mississippi Jones County History 19th century
Unionists (United States Civil War) Mississippi Jones County
Mississippi History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects
Knight family
Racially mixed people Mississippi Jones County History 19th century
Jones County (Miss.) Biography
Knight family
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Military deserters
Racially mixed people
Social aspects
Social conditions
Unionists (United States Civil War)
Mississippi
Mississippi Jones County
United States
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 976 BYN in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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