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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 39 (October 12, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.50.34 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Newspaper Date: 12 October 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 59 cm, Width: 42.5 cm Order a Copy

The new McClellan ticket, Proclamation of the Governor, Fight at Big Shanty, General Rosecrans victorious in Missouri, Where Hooker Stands, General Burnside in Salem, Lee's supplies destroyed, Sheridan lays waste to Shenandoah Valley, Sherman whips Hood in Georgia.

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