February 13, 1864

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 8 (February 13, 1864)]

Gov. Andrew Johnson on Slavery & compensated labor, The virtue of the Amnesty Oath, Address to the President of the US on behalf of the people of E. Tennessee, Longstreet's position in Tennessee.

GLC05959.50.08

20 February 1864

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 9 (February 20, 1864)]

Correspondence between Longstreet & General J.G. Foster, Secesh almanac - Who began the war, Imprisonment of General Tombs, Brownlow dead, A big scare at Richmond, Freedom convention of the slave trade Slavery & the war, Speech of General Burnside in Boston.

GLC05959.50.09

23 April 1864

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 16 (April 23, 1864)]

The setting free of negroes, Terrible butchery at Ft. Pillow, Knoxville as a fortified city.

GLC05959.50.15

30 April 1864

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 17 (April 30, 1864)]

Mercy for Slaveholders, What to do with the Negroes.

GLC05959.50.16

28 May 1864

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 21 (May 28, 1864)]

Jeff Davis vs. foreign governments, Loosing our negroes.

GLC05959.50.20

9 November 1864

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 43 (November 9, 1864)]

Assaults by the Louisville Journal, Lincoln in reply, Vaugn's late disaster, Convention of rebel governors - they call for negro soldiers, General Hooker speaks again, Governor Johnson's speech, News from Richmond.

GLC05959.50.38

23 November 1864

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 45 (November 23, 1864)]

Retreat of Gillam's forces, Jeff Davis' message - Negro soldiers.

GLC05959.50.40

January 11, 1865

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 49 (January 11, 1865)]

Immediate emancipation, Seward on British intrigues, The late raid into Virginia, Authentic from Sherman, Guerrillas in N. Georgia.

GLC05959.50.44

January 25, 1865

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 50 (January 25, 1865)]

The result of the emancipation in Maryland, Capture of Ft. Fisher, Richmond must fall.

GLC05959.50.45

February 1, 1865

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 51(February 1, 1865)]

Amendments to the constitution, Last speech of Edward Everett, The enemies of the constitutional amendments are the advocates of secession, An offer to murder President Lincoln, The Blair mission.

GLC05959.50.46

10 May 1865

Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

Newspaper

Title: Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 2, no. 13 (May 10, 1865)]

The end of Booth, The abolition of slavery in Tennessee, Order of the President, Proclamation by the President.

GLC05959.50.59

27 November 1861

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 106, whole no. 1403 (November 27, 1861)]

More information from Slidell and Mason, Davis's presidential message to the Confederate Congress, a list and explanation of Texas's finances, news from Mexico, report of the hanging of a Negro boy after murdering a baby and beating the plantation owner's wife, report of the Navy.

GLC05959.51.004

circa 1861

Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861

Sheet music

Title: In Memory of Col. Ellsworth, of N.Y. Fire Zouaves, Assassinated, May 24th 1861

Published by H. De Marson at 54 Chatham Street in New York. Hand-colored song sheet with draped American flags flowing down the sides. At the bottom left corner is an image of a Zouave and at the bottom right corner is the image of a slave dressed in a loincloth. Also has an image of the American eagle above an image of Ellsworth's grave, with items associated with his life. The song is four stanzas long. First stanza says: "Fall'n when his course had just begun - / Columbia mourns her hero son, / And with her tears bedews the grave / Of Ellsworth - leader of the brave!" For a similar image…

GLC03617.05

January 10,1862

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 27, no. 115, whole no. 3496 (January 10, 1862)]

Federals repulsed in South Carolina. Letters from Brownville, Virginia Point, Camp Kirby, and Parsons's regiment. New York Bank. Reenlistment. Defects in the new military law. Fugitive slave ad. Editorial on death of Judge Hemphill. Report of Mrs. M.J. Young and Miss Eva Harris for hospital donations.

GLC05959.51.016

16 May 1862

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 26, whole no. 3521 (May 16, 1862)]

Rumors from New Orleans. The great expected battle at Yorktown. Secession in California, particularly San Bernadino. Editorial on the shinplaster nuisance. Fugitive slave ad. Battle of Shiloh.

GLC05959.51.037

28 May 1862

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 31, whole no. 3526 (May 28, 1862)]

Several poems. A letter to the editor exposes censors, croakers, and traitors. Fugitive slave ad. Editorial on the fall of New Orleans and its effect on Europe. Federal war tax bill. Why women sympathize with the war rebellion. Evacuation of Richmond.

GLC05959.51.042

2 June 1862

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 33, whole no. 3528 (June 2, 1862)]

News from New Orleans. Battle of Glorietta at Fort Fillmore, with a casualty and wounded list. An editorial examines the surrender of Galveston. Editorial on the oath of allegiance. Fugitive slave ad. Regulations on substitutes in the army. Speech from Parson William G. Brownlow.

GLC05959.51.044

6 June 1862

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 35, whole no. 3530 (June 6, 1862)]

Battle of Vicksburg, with 1700 prisoners taken. Newspaper war in New York. General orders from Texas headquarters regarding enrollment of recruits. Campaign in New Mexico. Sending provisions to New Orleans. Fugitive slave ad. Letter from Judge Munger.

GLC05959.51.046

29 August 1862

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 71, whole no. 3566 (August 29, 1862)]

Battle of Culpepper. Confederate operations on the Mississippi. Account by a man in Col. J.H. Morgan's late Kentucky expedition. Editorial on conscripting Negroes. Surrender of the Bayou Sara.

GLC05959.51.051

29 October 1862

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 97, whole no. 3592 (October 29, 1862)]

Report of Jack Hamilton. Battle of Manassas. News from the Potomac. Editorial on the signs of the times. Fugitive slave ad.

GLC05959.51.054

February 2, 1863

Cushing, Edward H., 1829-1879

Newspaper

Title: The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 138 (February 2, 1863)]

Battle of the Teche. Execution of Mexican bandit. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Naval fight off of Sabine. Editorial on recent reverses in the war.

GLC05959.51.056

12 June 1863

Blum, L.V., fl. 1864-1866

Newspaper

Title: People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 6 (June 12, 1863)]

Yankee Slave System in Louisiana, Breakdown of Yankee Troops in the Field, Fight at Port Hudson. A petition concerning slavery on sugar estates is printed, including statistics and letters from various plantation owners and agents. Another statistical article examines the numbers of troops each state has enlisted. An article announces the arrest of a spy woman. Several reports from around the country reveal local action.

GLC05959.27.08

6 August 1863

Blum, L.V., fl. 1864-1866

Newspaper

Title: People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 14 (August 6, 1863)]

The Riot in New York - How it served the Negroes, The Fall of Port Hudson, President Davis' Proclamation - Amnesty to Deserters, Important Orders from General Lee and Cooper. Hon. C.L. Vallandigham addressed the people of Ohio. A manifesto to Mexico is included. An article describes how the New York riot served blacks. Minutes from a public meeting in Wake County are printed. Davis issues a presidential proclamation. An article describes the fall of Port Hudson. The secretary of the treasury includes a lengthy report.

GLC05959.27.14

24 September 1863

Blum, L.V., fl. 1864-1866

Newspaper

Title: People's press. [Vol. 13, no. 21 (September 24, 1863)]

The Fight in Culpepper. An editorial examines Lincoln's comments regarding the fruitlessness of present Southern actions. An article describes the state of the Mississippi River and its ports. Statistics from the 1860 census reveal fears of starvation with examination of the value of agriculture and animals in free and slave states. An article details the battle at Culpeper.

GLC05959.27.16

26 October 1864

Hubbard, F.M., fl. 1864-1865

Newspaper

Title: Church intelligencer. [Vol. 5, New Series, no. 7 (October 26, 1864)]

Article titles include Slavery in America, Bishop Colenso and the Cause of His Infidelity, An Important Discovery - A Christian Temper is Everything, A Religious Conversation - Sources of Evil and the Causes. An English editorial on slavery in America examines slave reactions to Northern troops and treatment of slave families. Selections discuss Christian temperament, religious conversation, Saint Luke, and Simon and Jude's Day. A brief article comments on education and the tendency for Southerners to send their sons North to good schools.

GLC05959.32.04