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The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow
by Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs, Jr., and Stonesifer, Roy P., Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ is in a plastic sleeve.
- ISBN 10
- 0807821071
- ISBN 13
- 9780807821077
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chapel HIll, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2001. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ is in a plastic sleeve.. xvii, [3] 455 p. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. This is one of the Civil War America series. Commonly portrayed in Civil War literature as a bungling general who disgraced himself at Fort Donelson, Gideon Johnson Pillow (1806-78) is one of the most controversial military figures of 19th Century America. He was one of Tennessee's wealthiest planters and lawyers; his friendship with James K. Polk led him to a generalship in the Mexican War. Years later, when Civil War broke out, Pillow organized the Army of Tennessee. This book is a wonderful biography of Gideon Pillow, telling of his many abilities and triumphs as well as his many mistakes that led to much heartache.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65730
- Title
- The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow
- Author
- Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs, Jr., and Stonesifer, Roy P., Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ is in a plastic sleeve.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing [stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0807821071
- ISBN 13
- 9780807821077
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel HIll, NC
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Gideon Pillow, Charles Armistead, Battle of Belmont, John Breckinridge, Aaron Brown, Goerge Cadwalader, Simon Buckner, Fort Donelson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Isham Harris, WIlliam Hardee, Alfred Nicholson, Leonidas Polk, Franklin Pierce, David Twiggs
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