John Bell Brownlow Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-1915

Staff Only

Collection consists of a single typed letter written by John B. Brownlow in 1915 addressed to a grandchild of President Andrew Johnson. The letter recounts an event in Knoxville in June 1861 in which a young Brownlow was told by his father, William Gannaway Brownlow, to see Senator Andrew Johnson to safety after learning that the train Johnson was to travel on from Kingston to Knoxville was full of Confederate troops. Brownlow convinced Johnson to travel with him and Johnson made it out of Tennessee unharmed. Brownlow recounts this event in the letter to one of Johnson's grandsons in great detail, including dates, times, and locations.

Dates

1915 May 12

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