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The Fort Pillow Massacre
North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era
Series: Critical Moments in American History
On April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest. While the battle was insignificant from a strategic standpoint, the...
To Be Published October 9th 2013 by Routledge