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Known as: Military
1 title in the archive · first depicted 1862
Lived1829 – 1922
Mississippi farmer who deserted the Confederate army and led an armed band against it in Jones County.
Shelfmark Vita CXXXVII
4 years of a 93 year life depicted onscreen
Distinct years the archive depicts, against Newton Knight’s lifetime (1829 – 1922) — 4.3% of it. One further depicted year falls outside it and is not counted.
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Movement
During the American Civil War, Southern Unionism describes a pattern of white resistance to the Confederacy from within the South and along its border territories. The reasons for this resistance vary wildly, from overt pro-union factions to pacifist groups to groups seeking complete independence from the Confederacy.
filed under 1862
Runs throughAmerican Civil War
What the films portraying Newton Knight cost to make and took at the worldwide box office, as TMDB records them.
| Film | Budget | Box office |
|---|---|---|
| Free State of Jones | $50,000,000 | $25,035,950 |
US dollars as TMDB records them, not adjusted for inflation. 1 film of the 1 portraying them carries either sum.