Gideon J. Pillow

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American lawyer American politician Confederate general military officer person

Gideon J. Pillow was a controversial American lawyer, politician, and general who served in both the Mexican–American War and the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lawyer ⓘ
American politician ⓘ
Confederate general ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
admittedToBar Tennessee bar ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
appointedBy James K. Polk ⓘ
battle Battle of Cerro Gordo ⓘ
Battle of Chapultepec ⓘ
Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
Battle of Stones River ⓘ
birthDate 1806-06-08 ⓘ
birthPlace Williamson County, Tennessee ⓘ
surface form: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
burialPlace Pillow family cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
closeAssociateOf James K. Polk ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1878-10-08 ⓘ
deathPlace Phillipstown, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
educatedAt Transylvania University ⓘ
University of Nashville ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Pillow ⓘ
fullName Gideon Pillow ⓘ
surface form: Gideon Johnson Pillow
givenName Gideon ⓘ
hasNotableProperty Pillow-Bethel House, Columbia, Tennessee ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank major general ⓘ
notableEvent command at the Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
court-martial proceedings during the Mexican–American War ⓘ
notableFor controversial conduct during the Mexican–American War ⓘ
controversial leadership in the Confederate Army ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
politicalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld brigadier general of volunteers, United States Army ⓘ
major general, Confederate States Army ⓘ
residence Columbia, Tennessee ⓘ
surface form: Columbia, Tennessee, United States
spouse Gideon Pillow ⓘ
surface form: Mary Elizabeth Martin Pillow
stateOfPoliticalActivity Tennessee ⓘ
studied law ⓘ

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Confederate military leadership → hasOfficeHolder → Gideon J. Pillow ⓘ
Fort Donelson campaign → commander → Gideon J. Pillow ⓘ