Battle of Fort Pillow
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battle-of-fort-pillow-180-9488876
title:
Battle of Fort Pillow
text:
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 Union soldiers attempting to surrender. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded: "Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history."
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Battle and massacre of the American Civil War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Pillow
date created:
2004-11-26T21:26:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T08:43:02Z
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