Douglas Downs Knight was the son of Zemiri Knight and Ruth (Vaughan) Knight, born July 28, 1842 in SC. It is indicated that he was in Greenville, SC in the 1850 Census.
On July 14, 1861, "Downs" Knight from Carnesville, Franklin County, GA joined up with Company B of the 15th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the age of 17. His company and regiment fought as part of the Army of Northern Virginia with "Benning's Brigade", after Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning, for whom Fort Benning in Georgia was named. (See book "Benning's Brigade" by J. David Dameron)
Georgia 15th's Company B carried the moniker "The Tugalo Blues" and fought gallantly in many storied battles including Sharpsburg/Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, 2nd Manassas, Knoxville, The Wilderness, Chattanooga, and Appomattox Court House (among others). Downs Knight was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered, April 9, 1865, and was one of only 26 men in his company to be 'paroled' there. Downs Knight had a brother and a cousin who were members of both the same and different regiments during the War:
1: Andrew Knight, (Downs' Brother) who joined Co. B, 15th as a Private 7/14/1861. He was listed as AWOL on February 15, 1865.
2: Marcus A. Knight, who joined Co. K, 6th Regiment as a Private 6/10/1861. He was transferred to Co. C, 15th Regiment in 1861, then to Co. F, 15th regiment 6/12/1862. He was captured at U.S. Ford, VA 9/1/1863, Paroled at Elmira, NY and sent to James River, VA where he was exchanged 2/25/1865.
Downs Knight married Mary Ann Jane Bailey, (listed as Mary Ann Baily in Franklin County, Georgia vital records), on 9/29/1863. They had a total of nine children; five sons and four daughters:
1 Leonard Franklin
2 Nancy Jane
3 Armstead Zemiri
4 Andrew
5 Mary Della
6 Alpha Elizabeth
7 Obediah
8 Robert Lewis
9 Ruth
Mary's family were the Baileys and the Clevelands, and she was descended from the same family as US President Stephen Grover Cleveland.
At some point after the War, the Knights moved to Branchville, Milam County, Texas, where Downs was said to have been either a Sheriff or Marshall. He was buried in the Port Sullivan Cemetery (east of Branchville, TX near the banks of the Brazos) in January 1894. He and two infant children are the only Knights listed as being buried there, the latest date of which being 1898. It appears as though Mary moved to Oklahoma after Downs' death to live with one of her sons. She died there in 1926 and is buried at the Kingston Cemetery in Kingston.
* According to Milam County, TX's listings of sheriffs Douglas Knight / Downs Knight was not mentioned.
On July 14, 1861, "Downs" Knight from Carnesville, Franklin County, GA joined up with Company B of the 15th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the age of 17. His company and regiment fought as part of the Army of Northern Virginia with "Benning's Brigade", after Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning, for whom Fort Benning in Georgia was named. (See book "Benning's Brigade" by J. David Dameron)
Georgia 15th's Company B carried the moniker "The Tugalo Blues" and fought gallantly in many storied battles including Sharpsburg/Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, 2nd Manassas, Knoxville, The Wilderness, Chattanooga, and Appomattox Court House (among others). Downs Knight was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered, April 9, 1865, and was one of only 26 men in his company to be 'paroled' there. Downs Knight had a brother and a cousin who were members of both the same and different regiments during the War:
1: Andrew Knight, (Downs' Brother) who joined Co. B, 15th as a Private 7/14/1861. He was listed as AWOL on February 15, 1865.
2: Marcus A. Knight, who joined Co. K, 6th Regiment as a Private 6/10/1861. He was transferred to Co. C, 15th Regiment in 1861, then to Co. F, 15th regiment 6/12/1862. He was captured at U.S. Ford, VA 9/1/1863, Paroled at Elmira, NY and sent to James River, VA where he was exchanged 2/25/1865.
Downs Knight married Mary Ann Jane Bailey, (listed as Mary Ann Baily in Franklin County, Georgia vital records), on 9/29/1863. They had a total of nine children; five sons and four daughters:
1 Leonard Franklin
2 Nancy Jane
3 Armstead Zemiri
4 Andrew
5 Mary Della
6 Alpha Elizabeth
7 Obediah
8 Robert Lewis
9 Ruth
Mary's family were the Baileys and the Clevelands, and she was descended from the same family as US President Stephen Grover Cleveland.
At some point after the War, the Knights moved to Branchville, Milam County, Texas, where Downs was said to have been either a Sheriff or Marshall. He was buried in the Port Sullivan Cemetery (east of Branchville, TX near the banks of the Brazos) in January 1894. He and two infant children are the only Knights listed as being buried there, the latest date of which being 1898. It appears as though Mary moved to Oklahoma after Downs' death to live with one of her sons. She died there in 1926 and is buried at the Kingston Cemetery in Kingston.
* According to Milam County, TX's listings of sheriffs Douglas Knight / Downs Knight was not mentioned.
Douglas Downs Knight was the son of Zemiri Knight and Ruth (Vaughan) Knight, born July 28, 1842 in SC. It is indicated that he was in Greenville, SC in the 1850 Census.
On July 14, 1861, "Downs" Knight from Carnesville, Franklin County, GA joined up with Company B of the 15th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the age of 17. His company and regiment fought as part of the Army of Northern Virginia with "Benning's Brigade", after Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning, for whom Fort Benning in Georgia was named. (See book "Benning's Brigade" by J. David Dameron)
Georgia 15th's Company B carried the moniker "The Tugalo Blues" and fought gallantly in many storied battles including Sharpsburg/Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, 2nd Manassas, Knoxville, The Wilderness, Chattanooga, and Appomattox Court House (among others). Downs Knight was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered, April 9, 1865, and was one of only 26 men in his company to be 'paroled' there. Downs Knight had a brother and a cousin who were members of both the same and different regiments during the War:
1: Andrew Knight, (Downs' Brother) who joined Co. B, 15th as a Private 7/14/1861. He was listed as AWOL on February 15, 1865.
2: Marcus A. Knight, who joined Co. K, 6th Regiment as a Private 6/10/1861. He was transferred to Co. C, 15th Regiment in 1861, then to Co. F, 15th regiment 6/12/1862. He was captured at U.S. Ford, VA 9/1/1863, Paroled at Elmira, NY and sent to James River, VA where he was exchanged 2/25/1865.
Downs Knight married Mary Ann Jane Bailey, (listed as Mary Ann Baily in Franklin County, Georgia vital records), on 9/29/1863. They had a total of nine children; five sons and four daughters:
1 Leonard Franklin
2 Nancy Jane
3 Armstead Zemiri
4 Andrew
5 Mary Della
6 Alpha Elizabeth
7 Obediah
8 Robert Lewis
9 Ruth
Mary's family were the Baileys and the Clevelands, and she was descended from the same family as US President Stephen Grover Cleveland.
At some point after the War, the Knights moved to Branchville, Milam County, Texas, where Downs was said to have been either a Sheriff or Marshall. He was buried in the Port Sullivan Cemetery (east of Branchville, TX near the banks of the Brazos) in January 1894. He and two infant children are the only Knights listed as being buried there, the latest date of which being 1898. It appears as though Mary moved to Oklahoma after Downs' death to live with one of her sons. She died there in 1926 and is buried at the Kingston Cemetery in Kingston.
* According to Milam County, TX's listings of sheriffs Douglas Knight / Downs Knight was not mentioned.
On July 14, 1861, "Downs" Knight from Carnesville, Franklin County, GA joined up with Company B of the 15th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the age of 17. His company and regiment fought as part of the Army of Northern Virginia with "Benning's Brigade", after Brigadier General Henry Lewis Benning, for whom Fort Benning in Georgia was named. (See book "Benning's Brigade" by J. David Dameron)
Georgia 15th's Company B carried the moniker "The Tugalo Blues" and fought gallantly in many storied battles including Sharpsburg/Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, 2nd Manassas, Knoxville, The Wilderness, Chattanooga, and Appomattox Court House (among others). Downs Knight was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered, April 9, 1865, and was one of only 26 men in his company to be 'paroled' there. Downs Knight had a brother and a cousin who were members of both the same and different regiments during the War:
1: Andrew Knight, (Downs' Brother) who joined Co. B, 15th as a Private 7/14/1861. He was listed as AWOL on February 15, 1865.
2: Marcus A. Knight, who joined Co. K, 6th Regiment as a Private 6/10/1861. He was transferred to Co. C, 15th Regiment in 1861, then to Co. F, 15th regiment 6/12/1862. He was captured at U.S. Ford, VA 9/1/1863, Paroled at Elmira, NY and sent to James River, VA where he was exchanged 2/25/1865.
Downs Knight married Mary Ann Jane Bailey, (listed as Mary Ann Baily in Franklin County, Georgia vital records), on 9/29/1863. They had a total of nine children; five sons and four daughters:
1 Leonard Franklin
2 Nancy Jane
3 Armstead Zemiri
4 Andrew
5 Mary Della
6 Alpha Elizabeth
7 Obediah
8 Robert Lewis
9 Ruth
Mary's family were the Baileys and the Clevelands, and she was descended from the same family as US President Stephen Grover Cleveland.
At some point after the War, the Knights moved to Branchville, Milam County, Texas, where Downs was said to have been either a Sheriff or Marshall. He was buried in the Port Sullivan Cemetery (east of Branchville, TX near the banks of the Brazos) in January 1894. He and two infant children are the only Knights listed as being buried there, the latest date of which being 1898. It appears as though Mary moved to Oklahoma after Downs' death to live with one of her sons. She died there in 1926 and is buried at the Kingston Cemetery in Kingston.
* According to Milam County, TX's listings of sheriffs Douglas Knight / Downs Knight was not mentioned.
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