The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow

by Roy P. Stonesifer Jr. and Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes Jr.

Book Overview

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 nineteenth-century America. In this first full-length biography, Nathaniel Hughes and Roy Stonesifer take a fresh look at Pillow, calling attention to his prominent role in many of the major conflicts of his day. Pillow was one of Tennessee's wealthiest planters,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807821071
• ISBN13: 9780807821077
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"