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Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 3 (January 9, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.50.03 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Newspaper Date: 9 January 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 59 x 42.5 cm

Summary of Content: General Grant & Foster, Teaching the slaves to rebel, Compensating the rebels, Effects of war upon the South. Brig. General Averill has destroyed Longstreet's winter supplies, General Burnside's speech, Andrew Jackson on coercing a state.

People: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Subjects: Civil WarMilitary HistoryUnion ForcesUnion GeneralSlave RebellionSlaveryAfrican American HistoryWartime Pillaging and DestructionConfederate States of AmericaConfederate General or LeaderMilitary SuppliesPresident

Sub Era: The American Civil War

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