Oh my, those great pies at Katiepie's in Columbia, Tennessee

Katiepie's blueberry pie. Yum.

Pal Campbell Ridley enjoyed a slice
of coconut pie at Katiepie's.

On my Civil War travels, I have eaten at some fine places — Dan’s Taphouse in Boonsboro, Md.; Bonnie’s at The Red Byrd in Keedysville, Md.; Slick Pig Barbecue in Murfreesboro, Tenn,; Hagy’s Catfish Hotel in Shiloh, Tenn., and some barbecue place near Cold Harbor, Va., that I didn’t write down in a notebook. But few match the food at Katiepie’s Country Kitchen in Columbia, Tenn. It’s where the locals eat. ALWAYS eat where the locals do.

During a recent breakfast at Katiepie’s with my friend Campbell Ridley, I watched him eat a slice of coconut pie to die for. He also got a large hunk of a blueberry pie to go. Oh, my. (Ridley, a farmer, is a descendant of Confederate General Gideon Pillow. Read about him in my Civil War Times column.)

I once walked into Katiepie’s for breakfast at 1:53 p.m. — it closes at 2. Still got served, and fast. Banks Civil War blog rating: ★ ★★★ ★