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Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Brownlow's Knoxville whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 27 (July 9, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.09 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway (1805-1877) Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Newspaper Date: 9 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 59.2 x 43.7 cm. Order a Copy

Colored troops in Union and Confederate armies, includes information on the death of General Polk, a campaign ad for Lincoln's election, anti-equality and anti-emancipation articles, John Morgan's raid into Kentucky, Sherman's orders to shoot any and all stragglers who fall behind.

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