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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Johnson &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(June 8&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1806 - October 8&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1878) &lt;/del&gt;was a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;senior officer &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Confederate States Army &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Western Theater &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;American Civil War&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;having previously served as &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;general &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;United States Volunteers during &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mexican&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;American War&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Before his military career, &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;practiced &lt;/del&gt;law and was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;active &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Democratic Party politics&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;was a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;floor&amp;#160; Buy Derila &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;leader &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support of &lt;/del&gt;the nomination of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fellow-Tennessean James K. &lt;/del&gt;Polk &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1844 Democratic National Convention&lt;/del&gt;. In &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1847, &lt;/del&gt;Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;volunteers to serve &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mexican-American War, where he was wounded at Cerro Gordo &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chapultepec &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; Derila Sleep Aid later promoted &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major general, even when his superiors were unimpressed &lt;/del&gt;with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his lack of military knowledge and his &lt;/del&gt;tendency to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;modify battle plans &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the detriment of operations&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;However, controversy arose when, in a series of letters, Pillow tried to take what &lt;/del&gt;was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;perceived by some as undue credit for American victories &lt;/del&gt;at the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expense of &lt;/del&gt;his commander, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Major General Winfield Scott&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://depostjabar.com/bandung-raya/tpst-cicukang-kota-bandung-hadir-tekan-10-ton-sampah-setiap-harinya/3/ Shop Derila Pillow] was court-martialed for insubordination, but &lt;/del&gt;with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;President Polk's assistance&lt;/del&gt;, the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;court-martial was reduced to &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;court &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inquiry, which &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1848 exonerated Pillow. After the war&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow served as &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;delegate to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nashville Convention of 1850&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;where &lt;/del&gt;he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supported compromise&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He remained active &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supporting the Democratic Party. At &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;start &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Civil War in 1861, &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supported secession&lt;/del&gt;, and was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;commissioned &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brigadier general in the Confederate Army in July&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow received the thanks &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Confederate Congress for driving off the Union force at the Battle of Belmont&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Missouri&lt;/del&gt;. Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;controversially failed to exploit a temporary breakthrough of Union lines by his troops which might have allowed &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Confederate garrison &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Fort Donelson to escape at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Battle &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Fort Donelson on February 15&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1862. The next night, before &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;surrender &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the fort&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Brigadier General John B. Floyd passed overall command of the fort to Pillow&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;who in turn passed it to Brigadier General Simon Buckner&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Floyd and Pillow managed to personally escape with &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few aides before Buckner surrendered the remaining garrison to the Union Army of Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant. These actions sent his military career and reputation into decline. &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;commanded &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brigade at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Battle &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Stones River in 1863&lt;/del&gt;, where he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performed poorly, &lt;/del&gt;and was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;among &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few generals in &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;army &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;praise &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;leadership of commanding General Braxton Bragg&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Removed from combat duty&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he worked mainly in recruiting assignments through &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remainder &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the war&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Bankrupt after &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war&lt;/del&gt;, Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;recovered financially and resumed &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;successful legal career&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He died near Helena&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Arkansas&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in 1878; initially buried in Helena, Pillow was later reinterred at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis&lt;/del&gt;. [https://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;deer-digest&lt;/del&gt;.com/?&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s&lt;/del&gt;=&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Gideon%20Pillow Gideon Pillow&lt;/del&gt;] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and Ann Payne Pillow. He came from &lt;/del&gt;a well &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;connected, property owning family with a reputation for Indian fighting and loyalty &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Andrew Jackson. He graduated from the University of Nashville in 1827 &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;practiced law in Columbia, Tennessee, where he became friends with future President James K. Polk&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow as district attorney general. Pillow played &amp;quot;an important role&amp;quot; in the 1844 Democratic Party convention which nominated Polk for president, although Pillow exaggerated &lt;/del&gt;his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;contribution to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;exclusion &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other prominent Polk supporters. Carroll appointed Pillow Tennessee's adjutant general in 1833&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;commissioning him a brigadier general. Pillow treated the position as largely ceremonial, the first in a path to higher office &lt;/del&gt;he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hoped &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;attain. He stepped down after three years &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;return to practicing law&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He bought the Clifton Place plantation near Columbia, which &lt;/del&gt;he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;eventually developed into &lt;/del&gt;one of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the largest estates in the state&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;increasing his political influence. In 1844&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he helped James K. Polk secure the Democratic nomination for president&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which Polk won. When the &lt;/del&gt;[https://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ajt-ventures&lt;/del&gt;.com/?&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;s&lt;/del&gt;=&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mexican-American Mexican-American&lt;/del&gt;] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;War began shortly afterwards&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Polk appointed &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brigadier general &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;United States Volunteers&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;largely &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep an eye on Zachary Taylor &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Winfield Scott&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;both political rivals &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Polk's&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/L/leaving_group.html ucla.edu]&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;J. &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;politician and general&lt;/ins&gt;, was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;born in Williamson County and raised in Maury and Giles Counties. He received &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;classical education at local academies and graduated from the University &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nashville in 1827. He then read law and became an attorney in 1830; &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;next year he married Mary Elizabeth Martin of Maury County (d. 1869); in 1872 he married Mary Dickson Trigg, young widow of a Louisiana planter. His first major accomplishment &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;law was to coedit the highly regarded Digest and Re-vision &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Statute Laws of Tennessee&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and in private practice he rapidly gained &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reputation as one &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;state’s finest lawyers&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with an income to match&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In 1833 Governor William Carroll named the young &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as adjutant general of the state militia, ranking as a brigadier general. In this period he also became a close friend and advisor of James Knox Polk, though never actually his &lt;/ins&gt;law &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;partner as is often reported.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Clifton Place,&amp;quot; his estate near Columbia, begun in 1838 &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remodeled in 1852, &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;not only one of the grandest residences &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the state, showcasing the latest fashions and taste, but also a progressive, modern farming operation utilizing the most advanced methods in horticulture and husbandry&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow &lt;/ins&gt;was a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;respected authority on farm economics and urged the diversification of southern agriculture and the increased mechanization of the southern economy. In 1844 &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;played a critical role &lt;/ins&gt;in the nomination &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and election &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his friend &lt;/ins&gt;Polk &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;presidency&lt;/ins&gt;. In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1846 &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;U.S. 1847) and commanded Tennessee troops &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war with Mexico. He served under Zachary Taylor &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Winfield Scott &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;managed &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alienate both &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;tendency to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alter or ignore orders and &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;claim credit for other people’s exploits&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;At Cerro Gordo he was personally brave but his leadership &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inept; &lt;/ins&gt;at the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;later battles near Mexico City &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performance as a &lt;/ins&gt;commander &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was far more competent&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and at the storming of Chapultepec he was badly wounded in the left ankle&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He expected to be involved in the negotiations &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Mexicans&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but neither Scott nor &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plenipotentiary Nicholas Trist accepted his pretensions. In the 1850s Pillow maintained &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Jacksonian stance in favor &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;continued Union with safeguards for slavery; &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1852 and 1856&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;despite playing &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major role in his party’s politics (and floating his interest in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vice-presidency)&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; Sleep Better with Derila &lt;/ins&gt;he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;received no official post or recognition&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In Tennessee, he had found a new friend and ally to replace Polk &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;person &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rising Isham Green Harris. In 1857 &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;missed becoming a senator when he was out-maneuvered by Andrew Johnson’s faction&lt;/ins&gt;, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in 1860 he &lt;/ins&gt;was a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vocal proponent of Stephen Douglas&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Upon Lincoln’s election he urged a convention &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;slave states&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;though as a good Jacksonian he still decried outright secession&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In May 1861 Governor Harris named &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;senior major general &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Provisional Army &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Tennessee&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and he threw his great energy and administrative ability into &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;task &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;raising&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;training&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and motivating that force&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In July 1861 he was commissioned as &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brigadier general, which &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;always considered &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;slight. In February 1862 he was partly responsible for &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;disastrous surrender &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Fort Donelson&lt;/ins&gt;, where he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;displayed physical courage &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;some tactical competence along with a degree of strategic fecklessness: it &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his decision to withdraw to &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;starting positions on February 15 that began &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;train of errors that led &lt;/ins&gt;to the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;surrender&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Even worse for his reputation was his decision to flee the fort&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;leaving &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;onerous task &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;capitulation to his old enemy Simon Buckner&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;For &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rest of his life&lt;/ins&gt;, Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;would carry the taint of &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;failure made worse by the abandonment of his men&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Unable to procure a permanent command&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he led a brigade of Tennesseans on the last day of the battle of Stones River&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;where he displayed aggressiveness but not brilliance&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;For&amp;#160; &lt;/ins&gt;[https://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;125&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;131.112.45/jacintoconingh/derilapillowanya2000/wiki/My+Top+12+Sources+for+Great+Throw+Pillows Buy Derila Online] the rest of that year and into 1864 he was head of the Volunteer and Conscript Bureau for a vast portion of the Deep South,&amp;#160; [http://haudyhome&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bbs/board.php&lt;/ins&gt;?&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bo_table&lt;/ins&gt;=&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;free&amp;amp;wr_id=2250065 Buy Derila Online&lt;/ins&gt;] a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;role that was &lt;/ins&gt;well &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suited &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his talents &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;energy&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;His modern biographers hold that &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;efforts essentially filled &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ranks &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Joe Johnston’s army after Bragg’s removal&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but again &lt;/ins&gt;he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was prone &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;overstepping his authority and &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alienating both superiors and subordinates&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In 1864 &lt;/ins&gt;he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;once again took a field command, but his &lt;/ins&gt;one &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major initiative, against Sherman’s line &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;communications at Lafayette&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Georgia&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in June&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was almost a reprise of Cerro Gordo &lt;/ins&gt;[https://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;soundcloud&lt;/ins&gt;.com/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;search/sounds&lt;/ins&gt;?&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;q&lt;/ins&gt;=&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;decades&amp;amp;filter.license=to_modify_commercially decades&lt;/ins&gt;] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;before, and the action proved a fiasco. He spent the remainder of the war on recruiting duty. One of the wealthiest men in the state in 1860&lt;/ins&gt;, Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;had spent much of his fortune &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war effort and seen some of his properties confiscated or otherwise encumbered by the Federal authorities. After the war&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;he went into a law partnership with Harris in Memphis and was not above flattering approaches &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his old enemies such as Grant &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Sherman&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but he never received office or reward for his troubles. His family life, too, became embittered, and he was involved in lawsuits against some &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his numerous daughters and their husbands. He was a victim of the last great visitation of yellow fever to Memphis in 1878 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;J. &lt;/del&gt;Pillow, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;politician and general&lt;/del&gt;, was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;born in Williamson County and raised in Maury and Giles Counties. He received &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;classical education at local academies and graduated from the University &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nashville in 1827. He then read law and became an attorney in 1830; &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;next year he married Mary Elizabeth Martin of Maury County (d. 1869); in 1872 he married Mary Dickson Trigg, young widow of a Louisiana planter. His first major accomplishment &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;law was to coedit the highly regarded Digest and Re-vision &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Statute Laws of Tennessee&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and in private practice he rapidly gained &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reputation as one &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;state’s finest lawyers&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with an income to match&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In 1833 Governor William Carroll named the young &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as adjutant general of the state militia, ranking as a brigadier general. In this period he also became a close friend and advisor of James Knox Polk, though never actually his &lt;/del&gt;law &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;partner as is often reported.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Clifton Place,&amp;quot; his estate near Columbia, begun in 1838 &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remodeled in 1852, &lt;/del&gt;was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;not only one of the grandest residences &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the state, showcasing the latest fashions and taste, but also a progressive, modern farming operation utilizing the most advanced methods in horticulture and husbandry&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow &lt;/del&gt;was a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;respected authority on farm economics and urged the diversification of southern agriculture and the increased mechanization of the southern economy. In 1844 &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;played a critical role &lt;/del&gt;in the nomination &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and election &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his friend &lt;/del&gt;Polk &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;presidency&lt;/del&gt;. In &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1846 &lt;/del&gt;Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;U.S. 1847) and commanded Tennessee troops &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war with Mexico. He served under Zachary Taylor &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Winfield Scott &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;managed &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alienate both &lt;/del&gt;with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;tendency to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alter or ignore orders and &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;claim &lt;/del&gt;credit for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other people’s exploits. At Cerro Gordo he was personally brave but his leadership was inept; &lt;/del&gt;at the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;later battles near Mexico City &lt;/del&gt;his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performance as a &lt;/del&gt;commander &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was far more competent&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and at the storming of [https://sportsrants.com/?s=Chapultepec Chapultepec] he was badly wounded in the left ankle&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He expected to be involved in the negotiations with the Mexicans, but neither Scott nor the plenipotentiary Nicholas Trist accepted his pretensions. In the 1850s Pillow maintained a Jacksonian stance in favor of continued Union with safeguards for slavery; in 1852 and 1856, despite playing a major role in his party’s politics (and floating his interest in the vice-presidency), he received no official post or recognition. In Tennessee, he had found a new friend and ally to replace Polk in the person of the rising Isham Green Harris. In 1857 &lt;/del&gt;[&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;http&lt;/del&gt;://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;git&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;delphicom.net&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ricoabernathy&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;derilapillow7243389&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;issues&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;11 Ergonomic Neck &lt;/del&gt;Pillow] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;missed becoming a senator when he &lt;/del&gt;was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;out&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;maneuvered by Andrew Johnson’s faction&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and in 1860 he &lt;/del&gt;was a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vocal proponent &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Stephen Douglas&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Upon Lincoln’s election he urged &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;convention &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;slave states&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;though as a good Jacksonian &lt;/del&gt;he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;still decried outright secession&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In May 1861 Governor Harris named Pillow as &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;senior major general of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Provisional Army &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Tennessee, and he threw his great energy and administrative ability into &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;task of raising&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;training&lt;/del&gt;, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;motivating that force.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;In July 1861 he &lt;/del&gt;was commissioned &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as &lt;/del&gt;a brigadier general&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, which Pillow always considered a slight&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In February 1862 he was partly responsible for&amp;#160; Orthopedic Sleep &lt;/del&gt;Pillow the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;disastrous surrender &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Fort Donelson&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;where he displayed physical courage and some tactical competence along with &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;degree &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strategic fecklessness: it was &lt;/del&gt;his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;decision to withdraw &lt;/del&gt;to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;starting positions &lt;/del&gt;on February 15 &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;that began &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;train &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;errors that led to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;surrender&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Even worse for his reputation was his decision to flee &lt;/del&gt;the fort, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;leaving the onerous task of capitulation &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his old enemy &lt;/del&gt;Simon Buckner. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;For the rest of his life, &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;would carry the taint of &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;failure made worse by &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;abandonment &lt;/del&gt;of his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;men&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Unable to procure a permanent command, he led &lt;/del&gt;a brigade &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of Tennesseans on &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;last day of the battle &lt;/del&gt;of Stones River, where he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;displayed aggressiveness but not brilliance. For &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rest &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;that year and into 1864 &lt;/del&gt;he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was head &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Volunteer &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Conscript Bureau for &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vast portion of the Deep South&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a role that &lt;/del&gt;was well &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suited &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his talents &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;energy&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;His modern biographers hold that his efforts essentially filled &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ranks of Joe Johnston’s army after Bragg’s removal&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but again he was prone to overstepping &lt;/del&gt;his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;authority and &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alienating both superiors and subordinates. In 1864 he once again took a field command, but his one major initiative, against Sherman’s line &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;communications at Lafayette,&amp;#160; [https://git&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lolpro11.me/dorisherrick99 Derila Sleep Support] Georgia, &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;June&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was almost &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reprise of Cerro Gordo decades before&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;action proved &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fiasco&lt;/del&gt;. He &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spent &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remainder &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war on recruiting duty. One of the wealthiest men &lt;/del&gt;in the state &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in 1860&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow had spent much of &lt;/del&gt;his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fortune in the war effort and seen some of his properties confiscated or otherwise encumbered by the Federal authorities&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;After the war&lt;/del&gt;, he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;went into a law partnership with Harris in Memphis and was not above flattering approaches to his old enemies such as Grant and Sherman&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but he never received office or reward for his troubles&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;His family life&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too, became embittered, and he was involved &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lawsuits against some of his numerous daughters and their husbands. He was a victim of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;last great visitation of yellow fever &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Memphis in 1878 &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is buried in Elmwood Cemetery&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Johnson &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(June 8&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1806 - October 8&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1878) &lt;/ins&gt;was a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;senior officer &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Confederate States Army &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Western Theater &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;American Civil War&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;having previously served as &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;general &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;United States Volunteers during &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mexican&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;American War&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Before his military career, &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;practiced &lt;/ins&gt;law and was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;active &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Democratic Party politics&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/ins&gt;was a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;floor&amp;#160; Buy Derila &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;leader &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;support of &lt;/ins&gt;the nomination of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fellow-Tennessean James K. &lt;/ins&gt;Polk &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1844 Democratic National Convention&lt;/ins&gt;. In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1847, &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;volunteers to serve &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mexican-American War, where he was wounded at Cerro Gordo &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chapultepec &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; Derila Sleep Aid later promoted &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major general, even when his superiors were unimpressed &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his lack of military knowledge and his &lt;/ins&gt;tendency to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;modify battle plans &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the detriment of operations. However, controversy arose when, in a series of letters, Pillow tried to take what was perceived by some as undue &lt;/ins&gt;credit for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;American victories &lt;/ins&gt;at the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expense of &lt;/ins&gt;his commander, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Major General Winfield Scott&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;https&lt;/ins&gt;://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;depostjabar&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bandung-raya&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;tpst-cicukang-kota-bandung-hadir-tekan-10-ton-sampah-setiap-harinya&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;3&lt;/ins&gt;/ &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Shop Derila &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow] was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;court&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;martialed for insubordination&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but with President Polk's assistance, the court-martial &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reduced to &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;court &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inquiry, which in 1848 exonerated Pillow&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;After the war, Pillow served as &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;delegate to the Nashville Convention &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1850&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;where &lt;/ins&gt;he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supported compromise&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He remained active in supporting &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Democratic Party. At &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;start &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Civil War in 1861&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow supported secession&lt;/ins&gt;, and was commissioned a brigadier general &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in the Confederate Army in July&lt;/ins&gt;. Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;received &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;thanks &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Confederate Congress for driving off the Union force at the Battle of Belmont&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Missouri. Pillow controversially failed to exploit &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;temporary breakthrough &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Union lines by &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;troops which might have allowed the Confederate garrison of Fort Donelson &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;escape at &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Battle of Fort Donelson &lt;/ins&gt;on February 15&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, 1862. The next night, before &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;surrender &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fort, Brigadier General John B&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Floyd passed overall command of &lt;/ins&gt;the fort &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to Pillow&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;who in turn passed it &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Brigadier General &lt;/ins&gt;Simon Buckner.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Floyd and &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;managed to personally escape with &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few aides before Buckner surrendered &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remaining garrison to the Union Army &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant. These actions sent &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;military career and reputation into decline&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow commanded &lt;/ins&gt;a brigade &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Battle &lt;/ins&gt;of Stones River &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in 1863&lt;/ins&gt;, where he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performed poorly, and was among &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few generals in the army to praise the leadership &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;commanding General Braxton Bragg. Removed from combat duty, &lt;/ins&gt;he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;worked mainly in recruiting assignments through the remainder &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war. Bankrupt after the war, Pillow recovered financially &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;resumed &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;successful legal career. He died near Helena&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Arkansas, in 1878; initially buried in Helena, Pillow &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;later reinterred at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. [https://www.deer-digest.com/?s=Gideon%20Pillow Gideon Pillow] and Ann Payne Pillow. He came from a &lt;/ins&gt;well &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;connected, property owning family with a reputation for Indian fighting and loyalty &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Andrew Jackson. He graduated from the University of Nashville in 1827 &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;practiced law in Columbia, Tennessee, where he became friends with future President James K. Polk&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow as district attorney general. Pillow played &amp;quot;an important role&amp;quot; in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1844 Democratic Party convention which nominated Polk for president&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;although Pillow exaggerated &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;contribution &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the exclusion &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other prominent Polk supporters&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Carroll appointed Pillow Tennessee's adjutant general &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1833&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;commissioning him &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brigadier general. Pillow treated the position as largely ceremonial&lt;/ins&gt;, the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;first in &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;path to higher office he hoped to attain&lt;/ins&gt;. He &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stepped down after three years to return to practicing law. He bought &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Clifton Place plantation near Columbia, which he eventually developed into one &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;largest estates &lt;/ins&gt;in the state, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;increasing &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;political influence&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In 1844&lt;/ins&gt;, he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;helped James K. Polk secure the Democratic nomination for president&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which Polk won&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When the [https://ajt-ventures.com/?s=Mexican-American Mexican-American] War began shortly afterwards&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Polk appointed Pillow brigadier general &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;United States Volunteers, largely &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep an eye on Zachary Taylor &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Winfield Scott, both political rivals of Polk's&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon J. Pillow, politician and general, was born in Williamson County and raised in Maury and Giles Counties. He received a classical education at local academies and graduated from the University of Nashville in 1827. He then read law and became an attorney in 1830; the next year he married Mary Elizabeth Martin of Maury County (d. 1869); in 1872 he married Mary Dickson Trigg, young widow of a Louisiana planter. His first major accomplishment in the law was to coedit the highly regarded Digest and Re-vision of the Statute Laws of Tennessee, and in private practice he rapidly gained a reputation as one of the state’s finest lawyers-with an income to match. In 1833 Governor William Carroll named the young Pillow as adjutant general of the state militia, ranking as a brigadier general. In this period he also became a close friend and advisor of James Knox Polk, though never actually his law partner as is often reported.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Clifton Place,&amp;quot; his estate near Columbia, begun in 1838 and remodeled in 1852, was not only one of the grandest residences in the state, showcasing the latest fashions and taste, but also a progressive, modern farming operation utilizing the most advanced methods in horticulture and husbandry. Pillow was a respected authority on farm economics and urged the diversification of southern agriculture and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; Derila Official Site &lt;/del&gt;the increased mechanization of the southern economy. In 1844 Pillow played a critical role in the nomination and election of his friend Polk to the presidency. In 1846 Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of U.S. 1847) and commanded Tennessee troops in the war with Mexico. He served under Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott and managed to alienate both with a tendency to alter or ignore orders and to claim credit for other people’s exploits. At Cerro Gordo he was personally brave but his leadership was inept; at the later battles near Mexico City his performance as a commander was far more competent, and at the storming of Chapultepec he was badly wounded in the left ankle.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;He expected to be involved in the negotiations with the Mexicans, but neither Scott nor the plenipotentiary Nicholas Trist accepted his pretensions. In the 1850s Pillow maintained a Jacksonian stance in favor of continued Union with safeguards for slavery; in 1852 and 1856, despite playing a major role in his party’s politics (and floating his interest in the vice-presidency), he received no official post or recognition. In Tennessee, he had found a new friend and ally to replace Polk in the person of the rising Isham Green Harris. In 1857 Pillow missed becoming a senator when he was out-maneuvered by Andrew Johnson’s faction, and in 1860 he was a vocal proponent of Stephen Douglas. Upon Lincoln’s election he urged a convention of slave states, though as a good Jacksonian he still decried outright secession. In May 1861 Governor Harris named Pillow as the senior major general of the Provisional Army of Tennessee, and he threw his great energy and administrative ability into the task of raising, training, and motivating that force.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;In July 1861 he was commissioned as a brigadier general, which Pillow always considered a slight. In February 1862 he was partly responsible for&amp;#160; &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.seono1.co.th/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=50264 sleep-improving headrest] &lt;/del&gt;the disastrous surrender of Fort Donelson, where he displayed physical courage and some tactical competence along with a degree of strategic fecklessness: it was his decision to withdraw to the starting positions on February 15 that began the train of errors that led to the surrender. Even worse for his reputation was his decision to flee the fort, leaving the onerous task of capitulation to his old enemy Simon Buckner. For the rest of his life, Pillow would carry the taint of a failure made worse by the abandonment of his men. Unable to procure a permanent command, he led a brigade of Tennesseans on the last day of the battle of Stones River, where he displayed aggressiveness but not brilliance. For the rest of that year and into 1864 he was head of the Volunteer and Conscript Bureau for a vast portion of the Deep South, a role that was well suited to his talents and energy.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;His modern biographers hold that his efforts essentially filled the ranks of Joe Johnston’s army after Bragg’s removal, but again he was prone to overstepping his authority and to alienating both superiors and subordinates. In 1864 he once again took a field command, but his one major initiative, against Sherman’s line of communications at Lafayette, Georgia, in June, was almost a reprise of Cerro Gordo decades before, and the action proved a fiasco. He spent the remainder of the war on recruiting duty. One of the wealthiest men in the state in 1860, Pillow had spent much of his fortune in the war effort and seen some of his properties confiscated or otherwise encumbered by the Federal authorities. After the war, he went into a law partnership with Harris in Memphis and was not above flattering approaches to his old enemies such as Grant and Sherman, but he never received office or reward for his troubles. His family life, too, became embittered, and he was involved in lawsuits against some of his numerous daughters and their husbands. He was a victim of the last great visitation of yellow fever to Memphis in 1878 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://medium.com/@powerfullminds/how-does-powerful-mind-work-9408ca1352b0 medium.com]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon J. Pillow, politician and general, was born in Williamson County and raised in Maury and Giles Counties. He received a classical education at local academies and graduated from the University of Nashville in 1827. He then read law and became an attorney in 1830; the next year he married Mary Elizabeth Martin of Maury County (d. 1869); in 1872 he married Mary Dickson Trigg, young widow of a Louisiana planter. His first major accomplishment in the law was to coedit the highly regarded Digest and Re-vision of the Statute Laws of Tennessee, and in private practice he rapidly gained a reputation as one of the state’s finest lawyers-with an income to match. In 1833 Governor William Carroll named the young Pillow as adjutant general of the state militia, ranking as a brigadier general. In this period he also became a close friend and advisor of James Knox Polk, though never actually his law partner as is often reported.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Clifton Place,&amp;quot; his estate near Columbia, begun in 1838 and remodeled in 1852, was not only one of the grandest residences in the state, showcasing the latest fashions and taste, but also a progressive, modern farming operation utilizing the most advanced methods in horticulture and husbandry. Pillow was a respected authority on farm economics and urged the diversification of southern agriculture and the increased mechanization of the southern economy. In 1844 Pillow played a critical role in the nomination and election of his friend Polk to the presidency. In 1846 Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of U.S. 1847) and commanded Tennessee troops in the war with Mexico. He served under Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott and managed to alienate both with a tendency to alter or ignore orders and to claim credit for other people’s exploits. At Cerro Gordo he was personally brave but his leadership was inept; at the later battles near Mexico City his performance as a commander was far more competent, and at the storming of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://sportsrants.com/?s=&lt;/ins&gt;Chapultepec &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chapultepec] &lt;/ins&gt;he was badly wounded in the left ankle.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;He expected to be involved in the negotiations with the Mexicans, but neither Scott nor the plenipotentiary Nicholas Trist accepted his pretensions. In the 1850s Pillow maintained a Jacksonian stance in favor of continued Union with safeguards for slavery; in 1852 and 1856, despite playing a major role in his party’s politics (and floating his interest in the vice-presidency), he received no official post or recognition. In Tennessee, he had found a new friend and ally to replace Polk in the person of the rising Isham Green Harris. In 1857 &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://git.delphicom.net/ricoabernathy/derilapillow7243389/issues/11 Ergonomic Neck &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/ins&gt;missed becoming a senator when he was out-maneuvered by Andrew Johnson’s faction, and in 1860 he was a vocal proponent of Stephen Douglas. Upon Lincoln’s election he urged a convention of slave states, though as a good Jacksonian he still decried outright secession. In May 1861 Governor Harris named Pillow as the senior major general of the Provisional Army of Tennessee, and he threw his great energy and administrative ability into the task of raising, training, and motivating that force.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;In July 1861 he was commissioned as a brigadier general, which Pillow always considered a slight. In February 1862 he was partly responsible for&amp;#160; &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Orthopedic Sleep Pillow &lt;/ins&gt;the disastrous surrender of Fort Donelson, where he displayed physical courage and some tactical competence along with a degree of strategic fecklessness: it was his decision to withdraw to the starting positions on February 15 that began the train of errors that led to the surrender. Even worse for his reputation was his decision to flee the fort, leaving the onerous task of capitulation to his old enemy Simon Buckner. For the rest of his life, Pillow would carry the taint of a failure made worse by the abandonment of his men. Unable to procure a permanent command, he led a brigade of Tennesseans on the last day of the battle of Stones River, where he displayed aggressiveness but not brilliance. For the rest of that year and into 1864 he was head of the Volunteer and Conscript Bureau for a vast portion of the Deep South, a role that was well suited to his talents and energy.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;His modern biographers hold that his efforts essentially filled the ranks of Joe Johnston’s army after Bragg’s removal, but again he was prone to overstepping his authority and to alienating both superiors and subordinates. In 1864 he once again took a field command, but his one major initiative, against Sherman’s line of communications at Lafayette, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; [https://git.lolpro11.me/dorisherrick99 Derila Sleep Support] &lt;/ins&gt;Georgia, in June, was almost a reprise of Cerro Gordo decades before, and the action proved a fiasco. He spent the remainder of the war on recruiting duty. One of the wealthiest men in the state in 1860, Pillow had spent much of his fortune in the war effort and seen some of his properties confiscated or otherwise encumbered by the Federal authorities. After the war, he went into a law partnership with Harris in Memphis and was not above flattering approaches to his old enemies such as Grant and Sherman, but he never received office or reward for his troubles. His family life, too, became embittered, and he was involved in lawsuits against some of his numerous daughters and their husbands. He was a victim of the last great visitation of yellow fever to Memphis in 1878 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Johnson &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(June 8&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1806 - October 8&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1878) &lt;/del&gt;was a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;senior officer &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Confederate States Army &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Western Theater &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;American Civil War&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;having previously served as &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;general &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;United States Volunteers during &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mexican&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;American War&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Before his military career, &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;practiced &lt;/del&gt;law and was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;active &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Democratic Party politics&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He &lt;/del&gt;was a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;floor leader in support &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;nomination &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fellow-Tennessean James K&lt;/del&gt;. Polk &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1844 [https://www.academia.edu/people/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;amp;q=Democratic%20National Democratic National] Convention&lt;/del&gt;. In &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1847, &lt;/del&gt;Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;volunteers to serve &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Mexican-American War, where he was wounded at Cerro Gordo &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Chapultepec &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;later promoted &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major general, even when his superiors were unimpressed &lt;/del&gt;with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his lack of military knowledge and his &lt;/del&gt;tendency to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;modify battle plans &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the detriment of operations. However, controversy arose when, in a series of letters, Pillow tried to take what was perceived by some as undue &lt;/del&gt;credit for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;American victories &lt;/del&gt;at the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expense of &lt;/del&gt;his commander, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Major General Winfield Scott&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow was court-martialed for insubordination, but &lt;/del&gt;with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;President Polk's assistance&lt;/del&gt;, the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;court-martial was reduced to &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;court &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inquiry, which &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1848 exonerated Pillow. After the war&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow served as &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;delegate to &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nashville Convention of 1850&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;where &lt;/del&gt;he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supported compromise&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He remained active &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supporting &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Democratic Party. At the start &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Civil War in 1861, &lt;/del&gt;Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;supported secession&lt;/del&gt;, and was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;commissioned &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brigadier general in the Confederate Army in July&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow received the thanks &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Confederate Congress for driving off the Union force at the Battle of Belmont&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Missouri&lt;/del&gt;. Pillow &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;controversially failed to exploit a temporary breakthrough of Union lines by his troops which might have allowed &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Confederate garrison &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Fort Donelson to escape at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Battle &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Fort Donelson on February 15&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1862. The next night, before &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;surrender &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the fort&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Brigadier General John B. Floyd passed overall command of the fort to Pillow&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;who in turn passed it to Brigadier General Simon Buckner&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Floyd and &lt;/del&gt;[&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;http&lt;/del&gt;://&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pasarinko&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;zeroweb&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;kr&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bbs&lt;/del&gt;/&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;board&lt;/del&gt;.php?&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bo_table&lt;/del&gt;=&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;notice&amp;amp;wr_id&lt;/del&gt;=&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;6987296 Comfortable Sleep Pillow&lt;/del&gt;] &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;managed to personally escape &lt;/del&gt;with a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few aides before Buckner surrendered the remaining garrison &lt;/del&gt;to the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Union Army &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Brigadier General Ulysses S&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Grant. These actions sent &lt;/del&gt;his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://topofblogs.com/?s=military%20career military career] and &lt;/del&gt;reputation &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;into decline&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow commanded a brigade at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Battle &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Stones River in 1863&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;where he performed poorly, and was among &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few generals in &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;army to praise the leadership &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;commanding General Braxton Bragg&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Removed from combat duty&lt;/del&gt;, he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;worked mainly in recruiting assignments through &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remainder &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Bankrupt after &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war, Pillow recovered financially &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;resumed a successful legal career. He died near Helena, Arkansas, in 1878; initially buried in Helena, Pillow &lt;/del&gt;was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;later reinterred at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. Gideon Pillow &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Ann Payne Pillow. He came from &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;well connected&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;property owning family with &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reputation for Indian fighting and loyalty &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Andrew Jackson. He graduated from the University of Nashville in 1827 &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;practiced law in Columbia, Tennessee, where he became friends with future President James K. Polk&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow as district attorney general. Pillow played &amp;quot;an important role&amp;quot; in &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1844 Democratic Party convention which nominated Polk for president&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;although Pillow exaggerated &lt;/del&gt;his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;contribution &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the exclusion &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other prominent Polk supporters. Carroll appointed Pillow Tennessee's adjutant general &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1833&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;commissioning him &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brigadier general. [http://inprokorea.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&amp;amp;wr_id=2082251 Derila Pillow] treated the position as largely ceremonial&lt;/del&gt;, the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;first in &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;path to higher office he hoped to attain&lt;/del&gt;. He &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stepped down after three years to return to practicing law. He bought &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Clifton Place plantation near Columbia, which he eventually developed into one &lt;/del&gt;of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;largest estates &lt;/del&gt;in the state, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;increasing &lt;/del&gt;his &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;political influence&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In 1844&lt;/del&gt;, he &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;helped James K. Polk secure the Democratic nomination for president&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;which Polk won&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When the Mexican-American War began shortly afterwards&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Polk appointed Pillow brigadier general &lt;/del&gt;in the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;United States Volunteers, largely &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep an eye on Zachary Taylor &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Winfield Scott, both political rivals of Polk's&lt;/del&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;J. &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;politician and general&lt;/ins&gt;, was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;born in Williamson County and raised in Maury and Giles Counties. He received &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;classical education at local academies and graduated from the University &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Nashville in 1827. He then read law and became an attorney in 1830; &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;next year he married Mary Elizabeth Martin of Maury County (d. 1869); in 1872 he married Mary Dickson Trigg, young widow of a Louisiana planter. His first major accomplishment &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;law was to coedit the highly regarded Digest and Re-vision &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Statute Laws of Tennessee&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and in private practice he rapidly gained &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reputation as one &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;state’s finest lawyers&lt;/ins&gt;-&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;with an income to match&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In 1833 Governor William Carroll named the young &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as adjutant general of the state militia, ranking as a brigadier general. In this period he also became a close friend and advisor of James Knox Polk, though never actually his &lt;/ins&gt;law &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;partner as is often reported.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;quot;Clifton Place,&amp;quot; his estate near Columbia, begun in 1838 &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remodeled in 1852, &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;not only one of the grandest residences &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the state, showcasing the latest fashions and taste, but also a progressive, modern farming operation utilizing the most advanced methods in horticulture and husbandry&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow &lt;/ins&gt;was a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;respected authority on farm economics and urged the diversification &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;southern agriculture and&amp;#160; Derila Official Site &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;increased mechanization &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the southern economy&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In 1844 Pillow played a critical role in the nomination and election of his friend &lt;/ins&gt;Polk &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;presidency&lt;/ins&gt;. In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1846 &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;U.S. 1847) and commanded Tennessee troops &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;war with Mexico. He served under Zachary Taylor &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Winfield Scott &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;managed &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alienate both &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;tendency to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alter or ignore orders and &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;claim &lt;/ins&gt;credit for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other people’s exploits. At Cerro Gordo he was personally brave but his leadership was inept; &lt;/ins&gt;at the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;later battles near Mexico City &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;performance as a &lt;/ins&gt;commander &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was far more competent&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and at the storming of Chapultepec he was badly wounded in the left ankle&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;He expected to be involved in the negotiations &lt;/ins&gt;with &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Mexicans&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but neither Scott nor &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;plenipotentiary Nicholas Trist accepted his pretensions. In the 1850s Pillow maintained &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Jacksonian stance in favor &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;continued Union with safeguards for slavery; &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;1852 and 1856&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;despite playing &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;major role in his party’s politics (and floating his interest in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vice-presidency)&lt;/ins&gt;, he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;received no official post or recognition&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In Tennessee, he had found a new friend and ally to replace Polk &lt;/ins&gt;in the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;person &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rising Isham Green Harris. In 1857 &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;missed becoming a senator when he was out-maneuvered by Andrew Johnson’s faction&lt;/ins&gt;, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in 1860 he &lt;/ins&gt;was a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vocal proponent of Stephen Douglas&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Upon Lincoln’s election he urged a convention &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;slave states&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;though as a good Jacksonian he still decried outright secession&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In May 1861 Governor Harris named &lt;/ins&gt;Pillow &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;senior major general &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Provisional Army &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Tennessee&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and he threw his great energy and administrative ability into &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;task &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;raising&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;training&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and motivating that force&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In July 1861 he was commissioned as a brigadier general, which Pillow always considered a slight. In February 1862 he was partly responsible for&amp;#160; &lt;/ins&gt;[&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;https&lt;/ins&gt;://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;www.seono1&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;co&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;th&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;forum&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;index&lt;/ins&gt;.php?&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;action&lt;/ins&gt;=&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;profile;u&lt;/ins&gt;=&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;50264 sleep-improving headrest&lt;/ins&gt;] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the disastrous surrender of Fort Donelson, where he displayed physical courage and some tactical competence along &lt;/ins&gt;with a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;degree of strategic fecklessness: it was his decision to withdraw &lt;/ins&gt;to the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;starting positions on February 15 that began the train &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;errors that led to the surrender&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Even worse for &lt;/ins&gt;his reputation &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was his decision to flee the fort, leaving the onerous task of capitulation to his old enemy Simon Buckner&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;For &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rest &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his life&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow would carry &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;taint of a failure made worse by &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;abandonment &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his men&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Unable to procure a permanent command&lt;/ins&gt;, he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;led a brigade of Tennesseans on &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;last day &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;battle of Stones River, where he displayed aggressiveness but not brilliance&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;For &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rest of that year &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;into 1864 he &lt;/ins&gt;was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;head of the Volunteer &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Conscript Bureau for &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vast portion of the Deep South&lt;/ins&gt;, a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;role that was well suited &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;his talents &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;energy&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;His modern biographers hold that his efforts essentially filled &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ranks of Joe Johnston’s army after Bragg’s removal&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but again he was prone to overstepping &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;authority and &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;alienating both superiors and subordinates. In 1864 he once again took a field command, but his one major initiative, against Sherman’s line &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;communications at Lafayette, Georgia, &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;June&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was almost &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reprise of Cerro Gordo decades before&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;action proved &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fiasco&lt;/ins&gt;. He &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;spent &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;remainder of the war on recruiting duty. One &lt;/ins&gt;of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wealthiest men &lt;/ins&gt;in the state &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in 1860&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Pillow had spent much of &lt;/ins&gt;his &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;fortune in the war effort and seen some of his properties confiscated or otherwise encumbered by the Federal authorities&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;After the war&lt;/ins&gt;, he &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;went into a law partnership with Harris in Memphis and was not above flattering approaches to his old enemies such as Grant and Sherman&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but he never received office or reward for his troubles&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;His family life&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;too, became embittered, and he was involved &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;lawsuits against some of his numerous daughters and their husbands. He was a victim of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;last great visitation of yellow fever &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Memphis in 1878 &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is buried in Elmwood Cemetery&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://medium.com/@powerfullminds/how-does-powerful-mind-work-9408ca1352b0 medium.com]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Neue Seite&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Gideon Johnson Pillow (June 8, 1806 - October 8, 1878) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, having previously served as a general of United States Volunteers during the Mexican-American War. Before his military career, Pillow practiced law and was active in Democratic Party politics. He was a floor leader in support of the nomination of fellow-Tennessean James K. Polk at the 1844 [https://www.academia.edu/people/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;amp;q=Democratic%20National Democratic National] Convention. In 1847, Pillow was commissioned a brigadier general of volunteers to serve in the Mexican-American War, where he was wounded at Cerro Gordo and Chapultepec and later promoted to major general, even when his superiors were unimpressed with his lack of military knowledge and his tendency to modify battle plans to the detriment of operations. However, controversy arose when, in a series of letters, Pillow tried to take what was perceived by some as undue credit for American victories at the expense of his commander, Major General Winfield Scott.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pillow was court-martialed for insubordination, but with President Polk's assistance, the court-martial was reduced to a court of inquiry, which in 1848 exonerated Pillow. After the war, Pillow served as a delegate to the Nashville Convention of 1850, where he supported compromise. He remained active in supporting the Democratic Party. At the start of the Civil War in 1861, Pillow supported secession, and was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in July. Pillow received the thanks of the Confederate Congress for driving off the Union force at the Battle of Belmont, Missouri. Pillow controversially failed to exploit a temporary breakthrough of Union lines by his troops which might have allowed the Confederate garrison of Fort Donelson to escape at the Battle of Fort Donelson on February 15, 1862. The next night, before the surrender of the fort, Brigadier General John B. Floyd passed overall command of the fort to Pillow, who in turn passed it to Brigadier General Simon Buckner.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Floyd and [http://pasarinko.zeroweb.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=notice&amp;amp;wr_id=6987296 Comfortable Sleep Pillow] managed to personally escape with a few aides before Buckner surrendered the remaining garrison to the Union Army of Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant. These actions sent his [https://topofblogs.com/?s=military%20career military career] and reputation into decline. Pillow commanded a brigade at the Battle of Stones River in 1863, where he performed poorly, and was among the few generals in the army to praise the leadership of commanding General Braxton Bragg. Removed from combat duty, he worked mainly in recruiting assignments through the remainder of the war. Bankrupt after the war, Pillow recovered financially and resumed a successful legal career. He died near Helena, Arkansas, in 1878; initially buried in Helena, Pillow was later reinterred at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. Gideon Pillow and Ann Payne Pillow. He came from a well connected, property owning family with a reputation for Indian fighting and loyalty to Andrew Jackson. He graduated from the University of Nashville in 1827 and practiced law in Columbia, Tennessee, where he became friends with future President James K. Polk.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Pillow as district attorney general. Pillow played &amp;quot;an important role&amp;quot; in the 1844 Democratic Party convention which nominated Polk for president, although Pillow exaggerated his contribution to the exclusion of other prominent Polk supporters. Carroll appointed Pillow Tennessee's adjutant general in 1833, commissioning him a brigadier general. [http://inprokorea.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&amp;amp;wr_id=2082251 Derila Pillow] treated the position as largely ceremonial, the first in a path to higher office he hoped to attain. He stepped down after three years to return to practicing law. He bought the Clifton Place plantation near Columbia, which he eventually developed into one of the largest estates in the state, increasing his political influence. In 1844, he helped James K. Polk secure the Democratic nomination for president, which Polk won. When the Mexican-American War began shortly afterwards, Polk appointed Pillow brigadier general in the United States Volunteers, largely to keep an eye on Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, both political rivals of Polk's.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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