John Bell Brownlow
File Name |
shades_tsm_0017 |
Title |
John Bell Brownlow |
Alternate Title |
Brownlow, John Bell |
Date |
circa 1862 |
Genre |
Photographs |
Material/Technique |
carte-de-visite |
Description |
Bust-length photograph of man in Union officer's uniform, looking to his right. |
Historical note |
John Bell Brownlow (1839-1922) was the son of outspoken Unionist newspaper editor William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow. He and his younger brother, James Patton Brownlow (1842-1879), both served in the Union army. Their sister, Susan, who chafed under Confederate control of Knoxville early in the war, traveled north with her father to promote the Union cause. |
Subject |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits |
Theme |
Capturing the Flag |
Story |
Susan Brownlow |
Geographic Location |
United States--Tennessee--Knoxville |
Time period |
1860-69 |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Tennessee State Museum. |
Type |
Still image |
Format |
image/jp2 |
Contributing Institution |
Tennessee State Museum |
Archival file |
shades12/shades_tsm_0017.tif |
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