Gideon Johnson Pillow - Postbellum Career

Postbellum Career

After the war, Pillow was forced into bankruptcy, but embarked on a successful law practice in Memphis, Tennessee, as partner with former Governor Isham G. Harris. He died in Lee County, Arkansas, and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, located in Memphis, Tennessee.

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