Tag Archives: William Gannaway Brownlow

Death of a Union Man

Early on the morning of July 31, 1875 former president and U.S. Senator Andrew Johnson died at his daughter Mary’s home after suffering a couple strokes. An editorial in the August 1, 1875 issue of The Chicago Daily Tribune (Page … Continue reading

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odds-making

150 years ago today black men voted for the first time in Tennessee. Ex-Confederates were still prohibited from voting. Republican Governor William G. Brownlow (Parson Brownlow) was re-elected by a large majority. From The New-York Times August 2, 1867: THE … Continue reading

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Parson Shuts Down

We’ve seen evidence that the Lincoln administration has been shutting down opposition newspapers. 150 years ago today the news made it to Gotham that a similar event occurred in the Confederacy. Parson William Brownlow had announced he was suspending publication … Continue reading

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