Jefferson Jones

Jefferson Jones was a 19th century American army colonel. He is best known for his role in leading the secessionist Kingdom of Callaway as its king in the 1860s.

The Kingdom of Callaway was a county in Missouri which did not agree with the politics of either side in the American Civil War. As a result it split off on its own for a time. What makes Callaway unique is that the Union general John B. Henderson signed a peace treaty with the Kingdom in 1862, thus lending legitimacy to its existence.

Later the Union invaded Callaway and Jones' administration was unable to stop them.

ources

*http://callaway.county.missouri.org/kingdom.htm
*ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/callaway/bios/j5200005.txt
*Strauss, Erwin S. "How to Start Your Own Country." Paladin Press, 1997.