General Gideon Pillow

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Nashville
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:James_K._Polk
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Thanks_of_Congress_(Mexican–American_War)
gptkbp:birthDate 1806-06-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Williamson_County,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Elmwood_Cemetery,_Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:children gptkb:Gideon_Pillow_Jr.
gptkb:Jerome_Bonaparte_Pillow
gptkb:Mary_Pillow
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Fort_Donelson
gptkbp:deathDate 1878-07-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Maurusdale,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gideon_Johnson_Pillow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Gideon Pillow
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Chapultepec
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_Cerro_Gordo
Escape from Fort Donelson before surrender
Controversy over credit for victories in Mexican–American War
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican–American_War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Gideon_Pillow_Sr.
gptkb:Ann_Payne_Pillow
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:portrait Gideon Pillow portrait.jpg
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Clifton_Place,_Maury_County,_Tennessee
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Winfield_Scott
gptkb:John_B._Floyd
gptkbp:signature Gideon Pillow signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Martin_Pillow
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pillow_Borough
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6