In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
as Newton Knight
as Rachel
as Moses Washington
as Serena Knight
as Daniel
as Sumrall
as Lieutenant Barbour
as Miss Ellie
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Jasper
as Amos Deason
as Quitman
as Injured Soldier
as Confederate Color Guard
as Freedman 1
as Matthew Yates
as Mary
as Annie
as Confederate Soldier
as Junie Lee
as Polling Station Clerk
as Schoolgirl
as Chester
as Mrs. Deason
as Col. Robert Lowry
as Farmer 1
as Town Folk
as Sergeant
as Third Man
as Stillman Coleman
as Aunt Sally
as Col. McLemore
as Old Man
as Lt. Barbour
as First Man
as Edward James - Cotton Field Worker
as Boy at Alice Hotel
as Farmer 2
as George
as Confederate Soldier
as Ward
as Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer
as Yeoman Girl
as Older Coleman Brother
as Maroon (uncredited)
as Davis Knight
