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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 19 (May 14, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.50.18 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Newspaper Date: 14 May 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 59 x 42.5 cm Order a Copy

Grant & Sherman's victories, Fighting in Louisiana, Lee abandons the field, Butler ships Beauregard, Longstreet & Pelgram wounded, General Jenkins Killed, Butler reported within 10 miles of Richmond, Rebel gunboat sunk in Albemarle Sound, Strategical contest between General Lee & General Grant, Rebels again retreat.

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