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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Brownlow's Knoxville whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (November 11, 1863)- v. 2, no. 15 (May 24, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.50 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Header Record Date: 1863-1865 Pagination: 62 issues Height: 59 cm, Width: 42.5 cm Order a Copy

Weekly Unionist newspaper. 2 copies of vol. 1, no.1, 11/11/1863. Parson Brownlow added the subtitle (starting a new series) after his triumphant return to Tennessee; he had been expelled the previous year from the Confederacy. Vol. 1 nos. 1-12, 14-26, 31-52; vol 2 nos. 1-9, 11-15. The issue dated 11/25/1864 lists election results by state in tabular form.

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