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John B. Brownlow
John Bell Brownlow (October 19, 1839 – October 26, 1922) was an American military officer, newspaper editor, government administrator, and real estate developer. The older of Parson Brownlow's two sons, Brownlow was a Southern Unionist who served as colonel in the United States (Union) cavalry in the Civil War. After the war, he joined his father in editing East Tennessee newspapers, and in later life, he became a real estate developer in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. Biography Born at Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee, & Brownlow was named for U.S. Senator John Bell (Tennessee politician), John Bell. His nickname was "Belt." John was the second-born of the eight Brownlow children. He went to school at Emory and Henry College in Virginia, where in 1860, he apparently accidentally killed a fellow student named James W. Reese. According to the Parson, the fatal blow to the head was in self-defense. He was acquitted at trial. Per W. G. Brownlow, the judge told the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabethton, Tennessee
Elizabethton is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies. The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775), a major muster site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788). The population of Elizabethton was enumerated at 14,176 during the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Geography Northeast Tennessee location Elizabethton is located within the "Tri-Cities" area (encompassed by Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol, Johnson City, Tennessee, Johnson City, and Kingsport, Tennessee, Kingsport) of northeast Tennessee. Time offset from Coordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
