| LC control no. | n 89103775 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878 |
| Variant(s) | Pillow, Gid. J., 1806-1878 Pillow, Gideon J., 1806-1878 |
| Other standard no. | Q2603914 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1806-06-08 |
| Death date | 1878-10-08 |
| Place of birth | Williamson County (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Phillips County (Ark.) |
| Affiliation | Tennessee. Militia Confederate States of America. Army |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians Lawyers |
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| Found in | NUCMC data from LC Manuscript Div. for Cushing, C. Papers, 1785-1906 (Pillow, Gideon J.) WWWA, Hist. vol., 1607-1896 (Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878; army officer; law partner of James K. Polk) Wikipedia 18 July, 2023: (Gideon Johnson Pillow (June 8, 1806 - October 8, 1878) 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. Pillow served as a brigadier general in the Tennessee Militia from 1833 to 1836. Pillow joined the Confederacy just after the start of the Civil War. Tennessee Governor Isham G. Harris appointed Pillow as the senior major general in the Tennessee Militia and commander of the Provisional Army of Tennessee as of May 9, 1861. In July 1861, Pillow was appointed brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and was given command of the unit that was briefly called the "Army of Liberation".) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Johnson_Pillow> Wikidata, July 18, 2023 (Commons category: Gideon Johnson Pillow; date of birth: 1806-06-08; date of death: 1878-10-08; instance of: human; place of birth: Williamson County; place of death: Phillips County, Arkansas; sex or gender: male; occupation: lawyer; given name: Gideon; country of citizenship: United States of America; military branch: United States Army, Confederate States Army; conflict: Mexican-American War; location of burial: Elmwood Cemetery; educated at: University of Nashville; military rank: general; languages spoken or published: English; alias: Gideon J. Pillow, Gideon Johnson Pillow, Gideon Pillow, <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2603914> Saunders, J. E. Gen. Gid. J. Pillow, 1878: cover (Gen. Gid. J. Pillow) |
| Associated language | eng |
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