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Robert Felix McKnight
Robert Felix McKnight, born in Rutherford County, Tenn., Feb. 2nd, 1845. Removed to Texas in 1876 and settled in Cherokee County, but a few years later moved to Smith County, where he now resides. He entered the Confederate service at Shelbyville, Tenn., and joined Capt. Settles company, then and afterwards Gen. Bedford Forrest's escort. Participated in the battles of Thompson Station, Chickamauga, Prices Cross Roads. His company was always near Gen. Forrest and everybody knows that great cavalry leader was at all times in the thickest of the fight. Young McKnight was captured on a scout on the 4th day of Dec. 1864 on the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad and carried to Camp Chase, Ohio, as a prisoner of war. He was the son of Robert and Elizabeth McKnight who were early residents of the state of Tennessee. On January 17th, 1877, he married Miss Mattie C. Hairgrove, a daughter of an early pioneer of East Texas. A good Confederate soldier makes a good citizen and Mr. McKnight comes up to that standard with a full measure. Postoffice Tyler, Texas.
Source: Transcription from the book, Texans Who Wore The Gray, by Sidney Smith Johnson, published in 1907; located on the website, Internet Archive (http://archive.org), accessed 10 March 2024.
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