Recently, I received an email message from Richard A. Jermyn, Jr., whose great-great grandfather and great grandfather both participated in Confederate Col. Robert Lowry’s raid on the Unionist/deserter stronghold of Jones County, […]
Ed Payne: “Unionist Naming of Mississippi Children, 1861-1880”
Unionist naming of Mississippi children: 1861-1880 By Ed Payne In December of 1867, former Knight Band member and staunch Unionist Jasper Collins named his first son born after the Civil War, Ulysses […]
Newt Knight vs. the U.S. Court of Claims revisited: Montgomery Blackwell’s deposition
For thirty years, guerrilla leader Newt Knight of Jasper County, Mississippi, sought compensation as a Unionist from the U.S. government on behalf of himself and 54 men who had belonged to his […]
The Populist Party in Jasper County, Mississippi, 1894
Here’s a wonderful document sent to me by independent researcher Ralph Poore. It’s a reminder of the vibrant third-party political movements that emerged for a time in post-Civil War Mississippi. I’m especially […]
Remembering Southern Union Soldiers on Memorial Day
I received these photos from Deena Collins Aucoin this Memorial Day morning. The first is of Chalmette National Cemetery in New Orleans. The second is the grave of Riley J. Collins from […]
Paul Escott Reviews Bynum, Long Shadow of the Civil War
I am delighted to post historian Paul Escott’s review of my new book, recently published on H-Net’s Civil War forum! Vikki Bynum, moderator http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=29769 Victoria E. Bynum. The Long Shadow of the […]
Searching your ancestors’ Civil War records? You never know what you might find!
Note from moderator: Some time ago, before my move to Missouri temporarily engulfed my life, I had an interesting set of exchanges with Shelby Harriel, who had posted a comment beneath Ed […]
The Sheriff who Opposed Newt Knight: Cindy DeVall on her Great-Grandfather, E.M. DeVall
Note from Vikki Bynum, Moderator Memories of the Knight Company and the “Free State of Jones” were passed down to descendants of both its supporters and its enemies. Few people opposed Newt Knight […]
The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Q & A Between UNC Press and Vikki Bynum
A conversation with Victoria E. Bynum Author of The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies Published April 15, 2010 $35.00 hardcover, ISBN 978-0-8078-3381-0 Q. There seems no […]
Just Released: “The Long Shadow of the Civil War”
I’m excited to announce that my new book, The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies, has been released! Click here to see its table of contents. To purchase a […]
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