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An interesting image of General Gideon Pillow of the Confederate State of America.  This is a waist up view of General Pillow.  Stamped on the back is "L.C. Handy, Photographer, 194 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C.".  General Pillow was a Major General in the Mexican war and was wounded twice in the Mexico City campaign.  He was named senior major general of Tennessee's provisional army upon succesion of the state, and was appointed brigadier general in the Provisional Army of the Confederacy on July 9, 1861. Pillow was at the battle of Belmont, MO. and was second in command to General John B. Floyd at Fort Donelson the following February.  During Grant's seige of Fort Donelson, Floyd passed the command to Pillow, who in turn passed it to General Simon Buckner.  Floyd and Pillow made their escape before the surrender of the work.  Subsequently relieved from duty, he held no important command thereafter.