Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Part 1 The Free State of Jones Thomas Jefferson Knight
Thomas Jefferson Knight's Story of His Father, Newton Knight 3
An Intimate Sketch of the Activities of Newton Knight and "Free State of Jones County" 13
South's Strangest 'Army' Revealed 73
Part 2 The Echo of the Black Horn BY ETHEL KNIGHT
Preface 91
Chapter 1 The Echo of the Black Horn 95
Chapter 2 The Sale of Rachel 102
Chapter 3 The New Slaves 119
Chapter 4 The Secession Convention 127
Chapter 5 The Volunteers of Mississippi 132
Chapter 6 The Deserter 142
Chapter 7 Organization 151
Chapter 8 Men of the Organization 176
Chapter 9 Bold Ventures 191
Chapter 10 The Sadness of War 205
Chapter 11 The Avengers of Ben Knight 218
Chapter 12 Preparation 228
Chapter 13 Captain Knight's Strategy 241
Chapter 14 Many Fronts 256
Chapter 15 The Captains Decision 269
Chapter 16 December Battles 280
Chapter 17 The Last Year of the War 296
Chapter 18 The Carpetbag Rule of Jones County 302
Chapter 19 Reconstruction 311
Chapter 20 Discord 325
Chapter 21 The Unhappiness of Serena 333
Chapter 22 Shunned by Society 341
Chapter 23 Molly's Marriage 347
Chapter 24 Tom's Marriage 368
Chapter 25 The Captain's Last Days 381