Gideon Johnson Pillow Jr.
Born: June 8, 1806
Birthplace: Williamson County, Tennessee
Father: Gideon Johnson Pillow Sr. 1771 – 1830
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee)
Mother: Ann Payne Pillow 1777 – 1864
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee)
1st Wife: Mary Martin Pillow 1812 – 1869
(Buried: Saint John's Church, Ashwood, Tennessee)
2nd Wife: Mary Eliza Dickson Pillow 1846 – 1913
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Amanda Pillow Brown Unknown – 1901
(Buried: Saint John’s Church, Ashwood, Tennessee)
William Carole Pillow 1832 – 1832
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee)
George M. Pillow 1839 – 1872
(Buried: Saint John's Church, Ashwood, Tennessee)
Narcissa Pillow Mitchell 1841 – 1910
(Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Helena, Arkansas)
Margaret Ann “Annie” Pillow Wade 1845 – 1924
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Sallie Polk Pillow Williams 1847 – 1913
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Alice Duncan Pillow Fargason 1851 – 1925
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Mary Gideon Pillow 1873 – 1887
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)
Gideon Johnson Pillow III 1876 – 1962
(Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California)
Annie Payne Pillow Gross 1879 – 1944
(Buried: Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Maryland)
Education:
1827: Graduated from University of Nashville
Occupation:
Attorney in Columbia, Tennessee
Tennessee District Attorney General
1833 – 1836: Brigadier General of Tennessee State Militia
1844: Helped James K. Polk become Democratic Nominee
1846 – 1848: Served in United States Army rising to Major General
1849: Assisted in writing The War With Mexico
1850: Tennessee Delegate to Nashville, Tennessee Convention
1852: Supporter of Franklin Pierce's Presidential Campaign
1852: Unsuccessful Candidate for Democratic Vice President Nomination
1856: Supporter of Aaron V. Brown for Democratic V.P. Nomination
1857: Unsuccessful Candidate for Democratic Senate Nomination
1860: Supporter of Stephen A. Douglas for President
Manager of the Pillow Family Farm and Land Speculator
May have been the wealthiest man in the State of Tennessee
Civil War Career:
1861: Major General of Tennessee State Militia
1861 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Participated in the attacks of Fort Donelson
Commander of 3rd Division of the Army of Central Kentucky
Participated in the Battle of Stones River
Commander of Conscription Bureau of Army of Tennessee
1865: Commissary General of Prisoners
1865: Captured at Union Springs, Alabama
1865: Paroled by the Union Army at Montgomery, Alabama
1865: Received a Presidential Pardon from President Andrew Johnson
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1878: Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee
1869 – 1878: Member of Confederate Historical Association
Died: October 8, 1878
Place of Death: Helena, Arkansas
Cause of Death: Yellow Fever
Age at Death: 72 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (Feb. 14, 1884)
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