Gideon Pillow

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American politician Confederate States Army general human lawyer military officer

Gideon Pillow was a controversial American lawyer, politician, and major general in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars, known for both his battlefield role and disputes over credit for military victories.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Gideon Johnson Pillow	2
Gideon Pillow canonical	1
Mary Elizabeth Martin Pillow	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician ⓘ Confederate States Army general ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ
appointedBy	James K. Polk ⓘ
burialPlace	Pillow family cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee, United States ⓘ surface form: Pillow family cemetery, Tennessee
closeAssociateOf	James K. Polk ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1806-06-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1878-10-08 ⓘ
educatedAt	University of Nashville ⓘ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ
familyName	Pillow ⓘ
givenName	Gideon ⓘ
heldRankDuringConflict	Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War ⓘ
knownFor	controversial claims of credit for military victories ⓘ role in the surrender controversy at Fort Donelson ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party ⓘ
militaryBranch	Confederate States Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank	major general ⓘ
notableEvent	controversy over credit for victories in the Mexican–American War ⓘ dispute with Winfield Scott ⓘ
notableWork	service in the American Civil War ⓘ service in the Mexican–American War ⓘ
occupation	lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Cerro Gordo ⓘ Battle of Chapultepec ⓘ Battle of Churubusco ⓘ Battle of Contreras ⓘ Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Williamson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ near Columbia, Tennessee ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Phillowsville, Tennessee ⓘ near Columbia, Tennessee ⓘ
practicedLawIn	Tennessee ⓘ
residence	Maury County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillowsville, Tennessee ⓘ
servedAs	brigadier general in the United States Volunteers ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Pillow ⓘ surface form: Mary Elizabeth Martin Pillow
workedAs	planter ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Chapultepec → commander → Gideon Pillow ⓘ

Gideon J. Pillow → fullName → Gideon Pillow ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gideon Johnson Pillow

Gideon J. Pillow → spouse → Gideon Pillow ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mary Elizabeth Martin Pillow

Battle of Contreras → commander → Gideon Pillow ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gideon Johnson Pillow