Battle of Fort Pillow
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This article is about the 1864 land battle and massacre. For the 1862 naval battle, see Fort Pillow naval battle.
The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with Confederate soldiers commanded by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest massacring U.S. Army soldiers (many of them African Americans) attempting to surrender. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded: "Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history."[2]
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Battle of Fort Pillow | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Caption in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (New York), May 7, 1864, "The war in Tennessee: Confederate massacre of black Union troops after the surrender at Fort Pillow, April 12, 1864" | |||||||
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United States (Union) | Confederate States | ||||||
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Fort Pillow garrison
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600 | 1,500–2,500 | ||||||
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221 killed, 130 wounded[1] |
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