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Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894)
Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894)

Joseph Emerson Brown (April 15, 1821November 30, 1894), often referred to as Joe Brown, was a Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a U.S. Senator from 1880 to 1891. During the American Civil War, Brown, a former Whig, had constant disagreements with Confederate President Jefferson Davis, whom he saw as an incipient tyrant. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... The United States Whig Party was a political party of the United States. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. ... This page is about the religious concept of Tyranny. ...


Brown was born in Pickens County, South Carolina and at a young age his family moved to Union County, Georgia. In 1840, he decided to leave the farm and seek an education. Brown, with the help of his younger brother James and his father's plow horse, drove a yoke of oxen on a 125-mile trek to an academy near Anderson, South Carolina, where the impoverished Brown exchanged the oxen for eight months' board and lodging. In 1844, Brown moved to Canton, Georgia, where he served as head-master of the academy at Canton. He went on to study law, and in 1847, he opened a law office in Canton. Brown was elected to the Georgia state senate in 1849 and soon became a leader of the Democratic Party in Georgia. He was elected state circuit court judge in 1855 and governor in 1857. As a governor, he diverted state railroad profits to Georgia's public schools and later became a strong supporter of secession from the United States after Abraham Lincoln's election and South Carolina's secession. Pickens County is a county located in the state of South Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude... Union County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Anderson is a city located in Anderson County, South Carolina. ... Canton is the county seat of Cherokee CountyGR6, Georgia, United States. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ...


When the Confederate States of America was established, Brown spoke out against the military draft as an over-reaching of the Confederate State's central powers, targeting Davis in particular. He even tried to stop Colonel Francis Bartow from taking Georgia troops out of the state of Georgia to the battle of First Bull Run. As William T. Sherman overran much of Georgia in 1864, Brown called for an end to the Civil War. The only battle the Georgia Milita enguaged in during Sherman's March was the Battle of Griswoldville. “Conscript” redirects here. ... Francis Stebbins Bartow Francis Stebbins Bartow ( September 6, 1816, Chatham Country, Savannah, Georgia; d. ... First Battle of Bull Run Conflict American Civil War Date July 21, 1861 Place Fairfax County and Prince William County Result Confederate victory The First Battle of Bull Run, referred to as the First Battle of Manassas in the South, (July 21, 1861) was the first major land battle of... Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman by Mathew Brady William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... Shermans March: A Meditation on the Possibility of Romantic Love In the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation is a 1986 documentary film which starts out to tell the story of the lingering effects of General William Tecumseh Shermans march through Georgia. ... The Battle of Griswoldville was the first battle of Shermans March to the Sea, fought November 22, 1864, during the American Civil War. ...


After the war, he spent some time as a political prisoner in Washington, D.C., then was released. He was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1865 to 1870, when he resigned to become president of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. He supported President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policy, becoming a member of the Republican Party—derisively known as scalawags—for a time. After Reconstruction, he became a Democrat again and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1880. Soon after his election to the Senate, Brown became the first Georgia official to support public education for all children—not a popular position at the time. He was re-elected in 1885, but resigned in 1891 due to poor health. He died in 1894 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery. For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. State of Georgia. ... The Western & Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia (W&A) is a railroad that runs from Atlanta, Georgia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ... For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... In the United States, a Scalawag was a Southern white who joined the Republican party in the ex-Confederate South during Reconstruction. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... // Public education is education mandated for the children of the general public by the government, whether national, regional, or local, provided by an institution of civil government, and paid for, in whole or in part, by taxes. ... Nickname: Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Country State Counties Fulton, DeKalb Government  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area  - City  132. ... Aerial map of Oakland Cemetery Oakland Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery, as well as one of the largest green spaces, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded as Atlanta Cemetery in 1850 on six acres (2. ...


References

  • Hill, Louise Biles. Joseph E. Brown and the Confederacy. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press 1972. ISBN 9780837157221
  • Parks, Joseph Howard. Joseph E. Brown of Georgia. Southern biography series. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1977. ISBN 9780807101896
  • Pelikan, Jaroslav, and Clifton Fadiman. The World treasury of modern religious thought. Boston: Little, Brown 1990. ISBN 9780316697705
  • Roberts, Derrell C. Joseph E. Brown and the politics of Reconstruction. Southern historical publications, no. 16. University: University of Alabama Press 1973. ISBN 9780817352226
  • Scaife, William R., and William Harris Bragg. Joe Brown's pets: the Georgia Militia, 1861-1865. Macon, Ga: Mercer University Press 2004. ISBN 9780865548831
  • This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Joseph E. Brown at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Preceded by
Herschel Vespasian Johnson
Governor of Georgia
18571865
Succeeded by
James Johnson
Preceded by
Hiram B. Warner
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia
1868-1870
Succeeded by
Osborne Augustus Lochrane
Preceded by
John B. Gordon
United States Senator (Class 3) from Georgia
1880–1891
Served alongside: Benjamin H. Hill, Middleton P. Barrow, Alfred H. Colquitt
Succeeded by
John B. Gordon

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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894) (1086 words)
The Civil War governor of Georgia, Joseph Emerson Brown, was one of the most successful politicians in the state's history.
Within his state, Brown was often efficient and intelligent; indeed, the Confederate government could have learned from the governor's concern for the men who were doing most of the fighting and dying.
Governor Brown was arrested and briefly imprisoned in Washington, D.C. Paroled, he backed President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policy and received a full pardon in September.
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