Bruce Tap: 1 book
The Fort Pillow Massacre
North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
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...
