History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . iam Trousdale was twice wounded at the battle ofChapultepec, and was breveted Brigadier General in the United Statesarmy. William B. Campbell, who gave the famous command, Boys,follow me, won for his regiment the title of the Bloody First. T. Haskell and Col. B. F. Cheatham were also conspicuous fortheir gallantry and meritorious conduct. 347. Neill S. Brown Succeeds Aaron V. Brown.— Giles Countyhas furnished three governors of Tennessee, all named Brown —Aaron V., Neill S., and John C. The last two were brothers, but werenot
History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . iam Trousdale was twice wounded at the battle ofChapultepec, and was breveted Brigadier General in the United Statesarmy. William B. Campbell, who gave the famous command, Boys,follow me, won for his regiment the title of the Bloody First. T. Haskell and Col. B. F. Cheatham were also conspicuous fortheir gallantry and meritorious conduct. 347. Neill S. Brown Succeeds Aaron V. Brown.— Giles Countyhas furnished three governors of Tennessee, all named Brown —Aaron V., Neill S., and John C. The last two were brothers, but werenot related to the first. The contest in 1847 came on before the closeof the Mexican War. The rich fruits of Polks sagacious policy werenot yet apparent. Aaron V. Brown offered for reelection, and theWhigs nominated Neill S. Brown to oppose him. Though still a * Reminiscences of a Campaign in Mexico. By a Member of The BloodyFirst, p. 61; Speeches and Other Writings of Ex-Governor Aaron V. Brown, ofTennessee, pp. 395 and 220. 198 History of Gov. Neill S. Brown. young man, Neill S. Brown had taken part in every political contestsince 1836, and had made much reputation as a political debater. More-over, he was justly esteemed for hisgenial disposition and his sparklingwit, as well as the more sturdy qualitiesof his mind. In his canvass, he criticised the con-duct of the war by the President, andlauded the heroism of General northern boundary of Oregon hadbeen fixed by treaty at parallel forty-nine degrees of north latitude, insteadof fifty-four degrees and forty minutes,and he pressed home Governor BrownsMount Pisgah speech with tellingefi:ect. The election was close andhotly contested, but resulted in a majority for Neill S. Brown. 348. The War Horse of Sumner County.—When the war wasended, its returning heroes were received with little less than a triumph,and were honored by the people of the nation and State with the highestoffices in their gift. Gener
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