The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow

Contents

Contents Foreword to the Paperback Edition xi Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix 1 A Jacksonian Tradition 1 2 A Friend Indeed 23 3 Tennessee’s Own Son 39 4 Hurra for Pa 56 5 Hero of Chapultepec 78 6 Leonidas 105 7 Making Good Democratic Music 122 8 Palace of Fire 141 9 The Provisional Army of Tennessee 156 10 To Aid Our Friends in Missouri 174 11 A Plunge into the Forest 193 12 I Will Die First 209 13 Is This Right? 240 14 A Place He So Exactly Fits 259 15 I Only Want a Respectable Command 276 16 A Bitter Cup 300 Epilogue 323 Appendix 1. And Afterward 329 Appendix 2. Some of Gideon J. Pillow’s Staff Officers 333 Notes 335 Bibliography 407 Index 441 This page intentionally left blank. Illustrations [pick up from old book] Illustrations Maps [pick up from old book] Maps ...