CSA Lieutenant Colonel
The closest that I know of to what you were looking for is the Free State of Jones which formed in 1863 by a group of Confederate deserters in Jones County, Mississippi. Here's the Wikipedia article on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_...State_of_Jones
Matthew McConaughey starred in a movie about it last year. Although if you are looking for a good Civil War movie, don't bother. Its the usual Hollywood make believe.
"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on Earth." - Lieutenant General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
"It is well that war is so terrible. Otherwise we should grow too fond of it." - General Robert E. Lee
"I would rather die a thousand deaths than betray a friend." - Confederate Scout, Sam Davis
Brigadier General James J. Archer
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A.P. Hill's Light Division
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Actually, I disagree with this also.
Knight's story is a long convoluted one, and sadly not told well by wiki. (Personally, I dislike that site.)
This article I found to be more in depth.
No point in summarizing the article.
Just because Knight fought against both, it's important to understand how and why he did. But a single individual and a handful of others doesn't make a "third party" I feel, in the sense that is being pursued here.
Note that Knight claimed secession from the Confederacy, but he also claimed loyalty to the Union. Not truly a "neutral" third party fighting against both sides.
CSA Major
Imo a third party would have to be a recognized and established country, (Britain, France, etc.)
Native Americans or any other group wouldn't really be a third party.
Either way, no third parties were really involved in the war.
Jesse S. Crosby, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - May 6, 1864
Samuel T. McKenzie, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - September 2, 1862
Joseph C. McKenzie, 20th Georgia Infantry, July 15, 1861 - October 1, 1863
Henry C. McKenzie, 3rd Georgia Infantry, June 1, 1861 - January 28, 1863
Charles R. Beddingfield, 38th Alabama Infantry
Samuel L. Cowart, Cobb's Legion
What do you mean by third party? A third faction that is engaging against two other or an ally of either the Union or the Conferacy?
The first I really don't know. The second,AFAIK,the French Empire almost fought on the confederates side,as Napoleon III had plans to do it had they managed to win the mexicans at the Franco-Mexican War. Britain's help was asked by the confederates as well (with the argument that "their"precious cotton was at the Southern states),but the US threatened them,so they decided to get cotton from somewhere else (don't remember where,probably the caribbean islands).
India.Originally Posted by Sgt.Kar98
CSA Captain
Yeah, it was India. Google "King Cotton." It's quite an interesting story.
To the Colors!
Captain Lance Rawlings
Company K, 38th North Carolina, Pender's Brigade, A.P. Hill's Division, Jackson's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
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