Chief, was it a son by the white or black wife? Given the condition, have you been able to read the book? If so, what spin did the son put on the story? Hero or charlaton? As in most myths, there must be a grain of truth, as there were enough deserters in the Jones County area to warrant the Confederates to send in troops to hunt them down, and Knight killed Mclemore for some reason. Do we know what the reason was? Stan