By Vikki Bynum I recently received a message from William “Jeff” Knight (a descendant of Newt Knight’s brother Albert) that reminded me of how little I know about the geography of the […]
Rediscovering the Haunts of Newt Knight
Post on Harmon Levi Sumrall at Southern Unionists Chronicles
For those of you interested in learning more about the role played by Harmon Levi Sumrall in the Free State of Jones, please visit Robert Moore’s Southern Unionists Chronicles . There, I have posted and […]
Harmon Levi and William Wesley Sumrall, Unionist Brothers in The Free State of Jones
By Vikki Bynum William Wesley Sumrall is the only man with the Sumrall surname listed on Newt Knight’s roster. He and his brother, Harmon Levi Sumrall, were nonetheless among Jones County’s strongest […]
What’s in a Marriage? Bynums on both sides of the Civil War Divide
By Vikki Bynum One of the genuine surprises of my research on The Free State of Jones was the discovery that my own Bynum ancestors were deeply involved on both sides of […]
Where is Welch Landing located?
A few days ago, one of my new Myspace friends, Sheri Welch Hilbun, expressed an interest in knowing more about her Welch ancestors. Specifically, she asked me if I knew where Welch […]
Simeon Collins: An Important Family Link Between Mississippi and Texas
By Vikki Bynum As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, and after exchanging emails with Greg Rowe, (see blogroll, American Civil War Essays & Research), I decided to write a bit about Greg’s […]
Collins Family Unionism, Mississippi to Texas
By Vikki Bynum We’ve all the heard the cliché “truth is stranger than fiction,” but it’s always amazing to find an historical event that one can only imagine happening in a novel. […]
1870 Knight Company roster!
The following names are taken from the handwritten roster of the Knight band that Newt Knight submitted to Congress in 1870. That was the year that Newt began petitioning Congress to compensate him and his men for having fought on […]
Renegade South 
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