Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate governor and United States senator
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Main Author: Elliott, Sam Davis (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press ©2010
Series:Southern biography series
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-325) and index
"From the beginning fairly successful as a lawyer," 1818-1853 -- "My business will be to advocate the principles and platform of democracy," 1854-1860 -- "For the defense of our rights and those of our southern brothers," 1861-1862 -- "I intend to remain until the battle is over," 1862 -- "In this struggle for national independence," 1863 -- "Tennessee, a grave or a free home," 1864-May 1865 -- "Better a penniless exile than to have violated principle," 1865-1867 -- "We of the South have accepted the results in good faith," 1868-1876 -- "Stand by your time-honored principles," 1877-1883 -- "The old man invincible," 1883-1897
In 1931, when the Nashville Banner conducted a survey to determine the "Greatest Tennesseans" to date, the state's Confederate "War Governor," Isham G. Harris (1818-1897), ranked tenth on the list, behind such famous Tennesseans as Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. In 1976, however, when the Banner once again conducted the survey, Harris did not appear in even the top twenty-five. The result of fading memories and the death of the generation that knew him, the glaring omission of Harris's name still seemed striking and undeserved. In Isham G. Harris of
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 336 pages)
ISBN:0807136611
9780807136614