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Name: Secession of the Free State of Jones

Type: Event

Start: 1863 AD

End: 1863 AD

Parent: American Civil War

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During the American Civil War Jones County (Mississippi) formed a separate government.

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  • October 1863: On October 13, 1863, a band of deserters from Jones County and adjacent counties organized to protect the area from Confederate authorities and the crippling tax collections. The company, led by Newton Knight, formed a separate government, with Unionist leanings, known as the "Free State of Jones", and fought a recorded 14 skirmishes with Confederate forces.

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