Title: James P. Brownlow Obituary

Date/Date Range :   1879 May

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of a hand-written obituary notice for Brigadier General James P. Brownlow, copied from the New York Herald in 1879.

Call number: MS-2975

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Purchased by Special Collections, October 20, 2006.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], James P. Brownlow Obituary, MS-2975. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of one folder.

James Patton Brownlow was born in 1842 to William Gannaway and Eliza A. (O'Brien) Brownlow. During the Civil War, he served with the Fourth Tennessee Infantry (USA) and with the First East Tennessee Cavalry (USA). He proved himself a distinguished officer, and was promoted to Brigadier General in June of 1865. He died on May 26, 1879, in Knoxville, Tennessee.

This collection consists of a hand-written obituary notice for Brigadier General James P. Brownlow, copied from the New York Herald in 1879.

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Obituaries -- Tennessee.
• Tennessee -- Genealogy.