The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . GIDEON J. PILLOW. ?Rom in Williamson Co., Tenn., June 8, 1806. rtrad-nate at Nashville University, 1S27. Began the prac-tice ot law in Columbia. Delegate to the NationalDemocratic Convention, 1844. Entered the MexicanWar as a of Vols., and served undc and Scott, attaining tiie rank of \fter the war, was acquitted on charges of insubordi-nation. Joined the Confederate army. 1861; command-ed at Belmont, Mo., Nov. 7, IStil. and was second incommand under Gen Floyd at
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . GIDEON J. PILLOW. ?Rom in Williamson Co., Tenn., June 8, 1806. rtrad-nate at Nashville University, 1S27. Began the prac-tice ot law in Columbia. Delegate to the NationalDemocratic Convention, 1844. Entered the MexicanWar as a of Vols., and served undc and Scott, attaining tiie rank of \fter the war, was acquitted on charges of insubordi-nation. Joined the Confederate army. 1861; command-ed at Belmont, Mo., Nov. 7, IStil. and was second incommand under Gen Floyd at Fort Donelson. Feb. removed from command for leaving his post. DiedOct., FRANCIS H. PIERPONT. A very signiticaiii civil and political movement wa«inaugurated in Northwestern Virginia, in the early partof May. 1861. The trnion feeling was very strong, , there was much opposition to GovernorLetcher and the Confederates in control of the easterncounties. A convention was held at Wheebng in themiddle of June. A new State Government was organ-ized,with Mr. Pierpont as Provisional Governor, a UnionLegislature was elected, and steps were taken for theerection of a new State, which culminated in the for-mation of the free State of West Virginia, admitted intothe UDioD June 3, 1863.
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