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Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Knoxville tri-weekly whig and rebel ventilator. [Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 26, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06107.04 Author/Creator: Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Place Written: Knoxville, Tennessee Type: Newspaper Date: 26 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 47.5 cm, Width: 32.1 cm Order a Copy

Reports capture of Atlanta by Sherman, opposition to granting "open & avowed" Rebels the right to vote in upcoming election, death of General Faulkner & Colonel Forrest, defeat of General Forrest, affirmation of Lincoln's handling of the war.

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