Knight Edwards
First Name: Knight
Last Name: Edwards
Unit:
Co. E, 4th Mississippi Infantry
Rank:
Private
Residence (County):
Choctaw County, MS
Biography:
Knight Edwards was the son of Louisa Edwards (b. SC ca. 1814) and Edward D. Edwards (b. SC ca. 1804), a wealthy plantation owner in Choctaw (now Webster) County, Mississippi. In 1860, he was listed as a 16-year-old student. Knight enlisted as a private in Co. E, 4th Mississippi Infantry on March 25, 1863. He was taken prisoner after the fall of Vicksburg and signed his parole on July 12, 1863. His service records indicate that Edwards died three days later at a Vicksburg hospital (cause not reported).
Authored Letters
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Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
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14727 | Edwards1 | March 27, 1863 | Knight Edwards | Louisa Edwards | Vicksburg, Warren County, MS | Choctaw County, MS |
14728 | Edwards2 | March 31, 1863 | Knight Edwards | Louisa Edwards | Vicksburg, MS | Choctaw County, MS |