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02886aam a2200445 i 4500 001 161E4908550D11E9884C074097128E48 003 SILO 005 20190402010148 008 180423s2018 tnuab b s001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018019675 020 $a 1621904385 020 $a 9781621904380 035 $a (OCoLC)1032290157 040 $a NcU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCA $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d BDX $d TTU $d YDX $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-tn 050 00 $a E409.5.T4 $b J65 2018 082 00 $a 973.6/2 $2 23 100 1 $a Johnson, Timothy D., $d 1957- $e author. 245 10 $a For duty and honor : $b Tennessee's Mexican War experience / $c Timothy D. Johnson. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Knoxville : $b The University of Tennessee Press, $c [2018] 300 $a ix, 302 pages: $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "This is the first full-length work on the state's involvement in the Mexican War. Tennessee contributed a huge number of volunteers to the war effort, and Johnson's account not only seeks to describe the military context but also to explore the motivations of Tennessee soldiers. Their notions of duty, a martial mentality and strong sense of masculinity, and the aspirations of a new nationalism all combined to create a culture of honor that was the ideological wellspring for the operation. For Tennesseans, as for many Americans, the war wasn't without controversy, especially as battle casualties mounted, disease spread, the incompetence of military leaders (including Tennessee's own Gideon Pillow) became apparent"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Background: Politics and Texas -- Tennessee volunteers -- From Tennessee to the Rio Grande -- Fandango in Monterrey -- Caught in the idleness of war -- Mexico's Gibraltar -- An honorable martyrdom: Cerro Gordo -- Opposition in the Volunteer State -- The pillow factor -- Mexican War legacies -- The quest for recognition and respect -- Epilogue: Final dispositions. 611 27 $a Mexican War (1846-1848) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01019173 650 0 $a Mexican War, 1846-1848 $z Tennessee. 651 0 $a Tennessee $x History, Military $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Soldiers $z Tennessee $x History $y 19th century. 650 7 $a Soldiers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01125233 651 7 $a Tennessee. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205353 648 7 $a 1800-1899 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Military history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411630 776 08 $i Online version: $a Johnson, Timothy D., 1957- $t For duty and honor. $b First edition. $d Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2018] $z 9781621904397 $w (DLC) 2018019967 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230706013800.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=161E4908550D11E9884C074097128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search