Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) to Captain Blount
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02467.08 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 February 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.3 x 12.8 cm. Order a Copy
Plans to leave for Cincinnati on the following Saturday. Referring to Confederate General James Longstreet, writes "Longstreet is retreating up the country. Our forces started ten thousand strong after him on yesterday, and were preceded the day before by a cavalry force. Weather fine."
Brownlow was Governor of Tennessee 1865-1869 and United States Senator 1869-1875.
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