"The man held his shotgun close to his body as he darted through the woods. Branches and vines slapped at his face and arms, leaving small cuts in their wake. His heart was pounding, and his breath came in short gasps, barely able to keep up with the pace of his legs, which churned at the top speed the dense woods would allow. He could hear the bloodhounds barking behind him. They seemed to be getting closer..." For a number of years now, the hunt has been on to find out the real truth about Newt Knight and his compatriots, and about the Free State of Jones. Who was Newt Knight - a cowardly deserter and a murderer, or a hero who stood up for his beliefs? As with all long-told stories, the truth lies somewhere between these two extremes. Discover the truth about Newt's story, and discover interesting parallels to Newt's story in the lives of other men in the Southern states during the Civil War: men who supported the Union from within the Confederacy, who escaped to the Union lines, and who chose to defy convention with interracial relationships. (Helpful Note for the reader: this book and the books, "On Both Sides" and "Secrets of the Williams Cemetery" contain some of the same stories. The book "Fallen Sons" shares no duplication with this book, and would be a good choice as an accompanying purchase.)