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One of the more fascinating publishers from the Civil War...
One of the more fascinating publishers from the Civil War...
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September 28, 1864
BROWNLOW’S KNOXVILLE WHIG, AND REBEL VENTILATOR, Tennessee, Sept. 28, 1864
* Very rare title
* Anti-Confederate
W. G. Brownlow, or Parson Brownlow, was a fascinating personality to say the least. He regarded anyone who disagreed with him about religion or politics as an enemy. The circuit-riding Methodist parson turned to the press to spread his harsh anti-Presbyterian, anti-Calvinist rhetoric, and to spread his fervently held views on the inferiority of blacks & his unalterable opposition to secession. In 1861 Brownlow’s criticism of the Confederacy led the government to shut down his newspapers for 2 years. In December, 1861, Brownlow was arrested on a charge of high treason against the Confederacy. He spent much of 1862 touring the North giving pro-Union lectures & when he returned to Knoxville in 1863 the federal government provided him with a press, some type, $1500, & a government printing contract (credit Wikipedia). See the hyperlink for more on Brownlow.
His first issue under the title noted was dated Nov. 11, 1863 but after just 2 issues it would be suspended until January 9, 1864, and then it would only last until February, 1866. This is the volume 1, number 37 issue.
Among the front page articles are: "Celebrating Morgan's Death" "What His Southern Friends Think of Him" "A Letter to My Fellow Soldiers", another letter signed in type by: U.S. Grant. Inside includes: "First Tennessee Cavalry--Battle ate Franklin" "Expelled by Sherman" "The presidential Election" "We Need no Change of Administration" "Sheridan's Great Victory" "Rebel Atrocities" and more.
The back page has nearly half a column taken up with the: "Prospectus of Brownlow's Knoxville Whig and Rebel Ventilator". Complete in 4 pages, never bound nor trimmed, scattered foxing or staining, minimal fold & margin wear, generally good condition.
An opportunity for one of the more fascinating newspapers of the Civil War.
Note: The link below will take you to a brief article posted in The Daily Southern Guardian, Columbia, SC, for February 17, 1862, written shortly after Brownlow's arrest. It clearly communicates the Confederacy's concern in regards to his newspaper.
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