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Newton served with his brother, Creighton, in the 62nd Infantry, andwas captured at Cumberland Gap and sent to Camp Douglas where fortypercent of the 522 prisoners from the 62nd died, sixty nine of them fromHaywood County. Newton also had to declare bankruptcy due to poor health andinjuries suffered in the war. In 1869, Newton was granted 100 acres of land for $12.50. The landhad been obtained by treaty from the Cherokee Indians. Newton and hisfamily were living in Fines Creek township from 1870 through 1890. Newton's children were well-educated. Two ere attorneys, one aphysician, two ministers (a Baptist and a Methodist) in New York, and onewas a professor.
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