John J. Knox was a major in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and a leading figure in the Freedmen's Bureau.
[1] Knox Institute was named for him.
Monroe Morton attended the Knox Institute and became a messenger for Major Knox.
[2] Johnston was seriously injured during the Civil War and suffered from severe dysentery afterwards.
[1] The University of Georgia library has a collection of papers relating to Knox and the Freedmen's Bureau's activities.