My higher-grandfather, William An excellent. Bynum, child of William, created 1795, son off “Old” William, created 1763, battled unofficially of your Confederacy. Like many Jones Condition men, the guy discontinued the new Armed forces for some time and you can is actually charged with getting AWOL. Yet not, in place of get in on the Knight ring, he rejoined the latest Confederacy. While in the Reconstruction, the guy, his dad, William Elderly, along with his sister, John H. Bynum, the finalized petitions reverse Newt Knight along with his supporters.

It is really not much that folks turned into Unionists immediately after conference otherwise marrying an effective Collins; alternatively, evidently such as for example contacts solidified their particular Unionist inclinations

Nevertheless try an incredibly different story to possess Tapley Bynum, who was a half-aunt on my GGGrandfather, William Older. Tapley abandoned this new Confederate Armed forces, registered new Knight band, and you can is take to in order to death by Confederate troops, allegedly when you are at your home seeing his newborn daughter.

The importance of family members alliances is actually demonstrated from the two sons away from Old William, inside, each of which have been Unionists

As to why were such as for instance other courses drawn of the people in an identical loved ones? Continue reading