Gideon Johnson Pillow
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 146 years ago |
Date of birth | June 8,1806 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Williamson County |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Date of died | October 8,1878 |
Died | Phillips County |
Arkansas | |
United States | |
Years of service | USA |
CSA | |
Battles and wars | Mexican–American War |
Battle of Cerro Gordo | |
Place of burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
Education | Nashville College |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1009392 |
Gideon Johnson Pillow Life story
Gideon Johnson Pillow was an American lawyer, politician, speculator, slaveowner, United States Army major general of volunteers during the Mexican–American War and Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War. Before his military career, Pillow practiced law and was active in Democratic Party politics.