John C. Brown /

This is a biography of John Calvin Brown, a Confederate general, Tennessee politician, railroad executive, and lawyer. He left behind few personal papers and died relatively young despite his productive life, leaving his voice silent while historical debate raged over events in which he was a signif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Elliott, Sam Davis, 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2017]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Brown, John C. > (John Calvin), > 1827-1889.
Texas & Pacific Railway.
Confederate States of America. > Army of Tennessee.
Texas & Pacific Railway > Biography.
Confederate States of America. > Army of Tennessee > Biography.
Military campaigns.
Governors.
Generals.
Gouverneurs > Tennessee > Biographies.
Generaux > États confederes d'Amerique > Biographies.
Governors > Tennessee > Biography.
Generals > Confederate States of America > Biography.
United States > Confederate States of America.
United States.
Tennessee.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Campagnes et batailles.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
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Sumario:This is a biography of John Calvin Brown, a Confederate general, Tennessee politician, railroad executive, and lawyer. He left behind few personal papers and died relatively young despite his productive life, leaving his voice silent while historical debate raged over events in which he was a significant player. The book reveals how Brown rose to the rank of general in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. A five-time wounded veteran of nearly every one of the army's battles from Fort Donelson to Franklin, Brown played a unique utility role as a division commander in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. There is a substantial likelihood he was an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan after the war, but more well-established is his role as leader in the anti-Brownlow movement that sought to end Radical Reconstruction in Tennessee. He was selected president of the 1870 constitutional convention, which helped lead to his election as governor later that year. After his tumultuous time as governor seeking to resolve economic conflicts that began before the Civil War, he became a railroad executive and industrialist. He had a significant role in the struggle between rival financiers for control of the southern route to the Pacific, and was in the front lines of management on behalf of the Texas and Pacific Railroad during the Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886. --Publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations, maps, portraits ;
ISBN:9781621902881

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