After President Lincoln relieved Frémont from command, Grant attacked Fort Belmont taking 3, 114 Union troops by boat on November 7, 1861, and initially took the fort, but his army was later pushed back to Cairo by the reinforced Confederate General Gideon J. Pillow.

He was accused of war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow for allowing forces under his command to conduct a massacre upon hundreds of black Union Army and white Southern Unionist prisoners.

Richard Fuchs, author of An Unerring Fire, concludes, “ The affair at Fort Pillow was simply an orgy of death, a mass lynching to satisfy the basest of conduct – intentional murder – for the vilest of reasons – racism and personal enmity .” Andrew Ward downplays the controversy, “ Whether the massacre was premeditated or spontaneous does not address the more fundamental question of whether a massacre took place ... it certainly did, in every dictionary sense of the word .” John Cimprich states, “ The new paradigm in social attitudes and the fuller use of available evidence has favored a massacre interpretation ...

The name " Surrealistic Pillow " was suggested by the ' shadow ' producer of the album, Jerry Garcia, when he mentioned that, as a whole, the album sounded " as Surrealistic as a pillow is soft.

A postal official substituted the name " Pillow " after General Gideon Pillow, who was popular at the time for his victories in the Mexican-American War.

Pillow was quickly hit in the foot but ordered the attack forward.

Surrealistic Pillow was the first blockbuster psychedelic album by a band from San Francisco, announcing to the world the active bohemian scene that had developed there starting with The Beats during the 1950s, extending and changing through the 1960s into the Haight-Ashbury counterculture.

Sei Shōnagon, author of The Pillow Book, was a lady in waiting to Teishi.

A series of six low-budget Universal Horror movies starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and based on the radio show was produced in the 1940s: Calling Dr. Death ( 1943 ), Weird Woman ( 1944 ), Dead Man's Eyes ( 1944 ), The Frozen Ghost ( 1945 ), Strange Confession ( 1945 ) and Pillow of Death ( 1945 ).

It was later determined by Alan Wlasuk ( then head of EPICenter ), Brad Pillow ( EPICenter ) and Steven Dompier ( Island's president ) that a more codified file format was needed.

The file format was created and implemented by Brad Pillow ( EPICenter ) and Bryan Hunt ( EPICenter ) and was developed in response to this need for a less board specific file format.

" Somebody to Love " was also a track on their influential album released in February 1967, Surrealistic Pillow.

Sei Shōnagon was a trend-setting court lady of the tenth century who wrote in ‘ The Pillow Book ’ of her dislike for “ a new cloth screen with a colourful and cluttered painting of many cherry blossoms ”, preferring instead to notice “ that one ’ s elegant Chinese mirror has become a little cloudy ".

" His first and best-selling book, Helmet for My Pillow, a war memoir, was published in 1957.

In the UK, his biggest hit was with the song " Tears On My Pillow " which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in July 1975 for one week.

He was not perceived by casting directors as tall or handsome enough for leading roles but during the late 1950s Adams had supporting roles in several successful television productions including one episode of Wanted: Dead or Alive ( 1958 ) starring Steve McQueen and films such as Our Miss Brooks ( 1956 ), No Time for Sergeants ( 1958 ), Teacher's Pet ( 1958 ) and Pillow Talk ( 1959 ).

" According to American Film ( 1986 ), " Nick Adams, who was ... gay, was the butt of anti-gay humor in Pillow Talk.

Pillow Talk was the first of three movies in which Doris Day, Rock Hudson and Randall all starred.

In January 2007, Reuters reported that a Pillow Fight League was operating in bars in Toronto.

* Jacob's Pillow is a home for dance in the United States founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis, were America ’ s leading dance couple.

Hamilton Steel and Iron Company and The Canada Screw Company were founded before 1867 and Montreal Rolling Mills predates to the 1790s by businessman John Bigelow, succeeded by Bigelow, later becoming Pillow & Hersey.

Then, in order to prevent Polk from dissipating his forces by implementing his proposal to allow some men to join a partisan group, Johnston ordered him to send Pillow and 5, 000 men to Fort Donelson.

Gen. Simon Buckner, having been abandoned by Floyd and Pillow, surrendered Fort Donelson.

Three late tenth century and early eleventh century women presented their views of life and romance at the Heian court in Kagerō Nikki (" The Gossamer Years ") by " the mother of Michitsuna ", Makura no Sōshi ( The Pillow Book ) by Sei Shōnagon, and Genji Monogatari ( Tale of Genji ) by Murasaki Shikibu ( herself a Fujiwara ).

* The Fujiwara clan is featured prominently in The Pillow Book, by Sei Shōnagon.

* Mesopotamian Archaeology, by Percy S. P. Pillow, 1912 ( a searchable facsimile at the University of Georgia Libraries ; DjVu & format )

During the summer of 2007, 9th and 9th saw sidewalk and street improvements as well as an art installation by Troy Pillow of Seattle, Washington inspired by the 9 Muses of Greek myth, thanks in part to a monetary grant from Salt Lake City.

" The Stone Pillow " offers the rise of the rebellion which the protagonists of " If This Goes On -" later join ; it is noteworthy that the Rebellion ( styled the " Second American Revolution " in later stories of the Future History ) includes Mormons, Catholics, and Jews, groups suppressed by the Theocracy, working in concert with Freemasons.

Pillow lavas in volcanic rock are characterized by thick sequences of discontinuous pillow-shaped masses, commonly up to one metre in diameter.

* Baba ( Pillow Pal ), a Pillow Pal lamb made by Ty, Inc.

Other important works of this period include the Kokin Wakashū ( 905 ), a waka-poetry anthology, and The Pillow Book ( 990s ), the latter written by Murasaki Shikibu's contemporary and rival, Sei Shōnagon, as an essay about the life, loves, and pastimes of nobles in the Emperor's court.

Pillow Talk is a 1959 romantic comedy film directed by Michael Gordon.

Surrealistic Pillow is the second album by American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in February 1967 on RCA Victor, catalogue LPM / LSP 3766 in either mono or stereo.

Ricky, in his violent courtship of Marina follows, in an exaggerated manner, the path of the romantic film genre like those made popular in the late 1950s by Doris Day with various male film stars: Pillow Talk ( 1959 ) with Rock Hudson ; Move Over, Darling ( 1963 ), with James Garner ; and That Touch of Mink ( 1962 ), with Cary Grant.

It is also shown that he is currently quite stuck on the study of poo, having read many books written by one Miss Felicity Beedle, whom he knows as " the poo lady ", and who has also written such books as Where's My Cow ?, The World of Poo, Melvin and the Enormous Boil, Geoffrey and the Magic Pillow Case and The Little Duckling Who Thought He Was an Elephant.

The senior generals sent to the fort to command the enlarged garrison, Gideon J. Pillow and John B. Floyd, squandered their chance to avoid having to surrender most of the garrison and on February 16, 1862, Brig.

* " Old Louisville: Southern Exposition Brought a Wealth of Growth ; Homes Stand as a Rich Mix of Stylish Differences " — Article by John C. Pillow of The Courier-Journal

Following her death, he married Cynthia Pillow Sanders, the sister of Gideon Pillow and widow of John W. Sanders, and they had one son.

One, John B. Floyd, former governor of Virginia and Secretary of War under James Buchanan, outranked Pillow, who found himself in the unofficial position of second-in-command.

Recent histories agree that a massacre occurred: Richard Fuchs, author of An Unerring Fire, concludes, “ The affair at Fort Pillow was simply an orgy of death, a mass lynching to satisfy the basest of conduct – intentional murder – for the vilest of reasons – racism and personal enmity .” Ward states, “ Whether the massacre was premeditated or spontaneous does not address the more fundamental question of whether a massacre took place ... it certainly did, in every dictionary sense of the word .” John Cimprich states, “ The new paradigm in social attitudes and the fuller use of available evidence has favored a massacre interpretation ...

" Other performances include ' John Buchanan Jr .' in Tennessee Williams " Summer and Smoke " and a turn in John Patrick Shanley's " The Dreamer Examines His Pillow " at the Theatre West.

*" Shawnee: Farms of the 1800s Gave Way to Park and Dignified Homes ; Racial Makeup Has Changed " — Article by John C. Pillow of The Courier-Journal

*" Parkland: Between Upheavals, Area that Began as Homestead Saw Rise of Little Africa, Business District " — Article by John C. Pillow of The Courier-Journal