20) was originally Confederate steamer B. M. Moore and served the South as a gunboat until she was captured on the Hatchee River, Tennessee, by USS Pittsburgh 9 June 1862.
February 1863 saw her again at Cairo guarding mortar ships and ammunition barges, in addition to making occasional visits to Mound City, Illinois, and the mouth of the Tennessee River.
She continued this duty until July 1865 when she was turned over to the Commandant of the Naval Station, Mound City, for disposal.
General Pillow was sold at Mound City 26 November 1865 to Wetzel and Hallerburg.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.