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The initial, full accounting of the rebellion in the Center of Dixie. A maverick, unionist area in the heart and soul of the Old South? A notorious region that seceded from the Confederacy? This is how Jones County, Mississippi, is known in misconception and legend. Since 1864 the legend has persisted. Differing versions supply the name of the new country as Republic of Jones, Jones County Confederacy, and Free Express of Jones. Over time this tale has captured the imaginations of journalists, historians, essayists, novelists, brief story authors, and Hollywood film makers, although serious scholars long ago questioned the accuracy of local history accounts about a secessionist region led by Newt Knight and a music group of renegades. Star of the Free Express of Jones was the first, authoritative description of precisely what performed happen in Jones County in 1864 to provide rise to the legend. This book surveys the reality, the data, and the history of the "Free Express of Jones" and well might provide the whole tale. Rudy H. Leverett was born in an unplumbed cabin in the woods outside of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He previously a doctoral degree in education and spent his life writing thoroughly on the content of philosophy and the North american South. He passed on on his birthday in 1999. The booklet is publicized by University Press of Mississippi.
