Isham G. Harris of Tennessee

Author Sam Davis Elliott talked about his book, Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate Governor and United States Senator, in which he pr… read more

Author Sam Davis Elliott talked about his book, Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate Governor and United States Senator, in which he profiles one of the most prominent Tennesseans in the Confederacy and a dominating participant in nineteenth-century Tennessee politics. Harris served as Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. Senator from 1877 until his death. An important figure in the state’s history, Harris was regarded by his contemporaries as the person most responsible for leading Tennessee out of the Union and aligning it with the Confederacy during the Civil War.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from December 15-19 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. close

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Isham G. Harris of Tennessee

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Program ID:
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Category:
Interview
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Interview
Location:
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
First Aired:
Jan 18, 2014 | 12:19pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jan 20, 2014 | 6:23am EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jan 18, 2014 | 12:19pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 18, 2014 | 5:52pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 19, 2014 | 4:09am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 19, 2014 | 11:13am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 20, 2014 | 6:23am EST | C-SPAN 2
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