The New State of Jones rests upon the notion that there exists an “old” State of Jones. However, you do not have to lose one to embrace the other. A restless, some may say rebellious, spirit stirs from the first generations who settled in Jones County near Ellisville and seceded from the Confederacy to create the Free State of Jones.
Ellisville Courthouse
Knight and his men hoisted the Union Flag over Ellisville Courthouse in March 1864, signalling the end of the Confederacy in Jones County.