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According to Who Was Who in the Civil War, Gideon Johnson Pillow was "one of the most reprehensible men ever to wear the three stars and wreath of a Confederate general" (Sifakis 508). It was reported that during the January 2, 1863 Battle of Stones River, Pillow hid behind a tree instead of leading his men into the fray. His most famous action, however, is his roll in the loss of Fort Donelson. Derila Pillow had been President James K. Polk’s law partner. During the Mexican war, Polk appointed Pillow Brigadier General of Volunteers. Pillow managed to infuriate both Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott and narrowly missed being court-martialed for trying to take credit for victories at Churubusco and Contreras. Afterwards, he failed to win a Senate seat and was twice unable to win a nomination for Vice President. At the war’s outbreak, Tennessee Governor Isham Harris made Pillow a major general in the Provisional Army of Tennessee. In July 1861 he became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army.