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FIRST TENNESSEE CAVALRY COLONEL BROWNLOW PAY VOUCHER
Item #: CWB13929
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PAY VOUCHER FOR COLONEL JAMES P. BROWNLOW OF THE 1ST TENNESSEE CAVALRY ~ JUNE 30, 64 THRU AUG. 31, 64

2 SERVANTS LISTED AS WELL AT BOTTOM LEFT ~ ONE LISTED AS YELLOW SKIN AND THE OTHER BLACK ~
VOUCHER IS SIGNED BY BROWNLOW AT BOTTOM OF VOUCHER


James Patton Brownlow (December 17, 1842 – April 26, 1879) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Brownlow was the son of East Tennessee preacher and politician Parson Brownlow. James P. Brownlow served in several positions in the Union Army, finishing the war as colonel of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. He was noted for his courage and perceptiveness in battle and keen sense of military tactics. Union cavalry in Tennessee, in addition to participating in crucial organized battles of the war, "primarily meant almost endless skirmishing with partisans, guerrillas, and bushwackers, as well as with the Rebel raiders of John Hunt Morgan, Joseph Wheeler, and Nathan Bedford Forrest, who frequently recruited and supplied themselves from behind enemy lines."[1] Jim Brownlow's deft handling of these engagements left him with a reputation as "one of the greatest daredevils of the Civil War."[2] The United States Senate confirmed the award of the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, to Brownlow on March 12, 1866, at which time he was just 23 years old. After the war, he was adjutant general of the State of Tennessee and then a railroad superintendent. He died in 1879 at the age of 36.
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
Item # CWB13929
 $125.00 USD