Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877

William G. Brownlow was a minister, newspaper publisher, and governor, who attacked the Confederacy after Tennessee seceded from the Union. He was forced to cease publishing and was imprisoned, but he was enventually freed and was escorted to Union lines in March 1862. He toured the North, stirring up support for East Tennessee Unionists and publishing books and articles, including his gubernatorial policies, which helped Tennessee become the first former Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union after the U.S. Civil War.

From the description of William G. Brownlow testimony letter, 1866 April 5. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 775027283

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