Battle of Fort Pillow

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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1864  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Fort Pillow Massacre
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Location: 35.6324, -89.8487, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1864 Battle of Fort Pillow

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1862 Battle of Plum Point Bend

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Map of the Mississippi River Counties Situated in Tennessee and Adjoining Fort Pillow - NARA - 70653117 (page 1)

Two letters from Lewis G. DeRussy, Fort Pillow, Tennessee, to Brigadier General Leonidas Polk, commanding Army Corps, New Madrid, Missouri, August 17, 1861

The war in Louisiana - view of Natchitoches The war in Tennessee - rebel massacre of the Union troops after the surrender at Fort Pillow, April 12. - From a sketch by our special artist, LCCN2015648987

The War in Tennessee Confederate massacre of Federal troops after the surrender of Fort Pillow April 12th 1864

The Massacre at Fort Pillow - unsigned - Harper's Weekly - issue of April 30, 1864 - page 284

Harpers Weekly Rebel Attrocities Cartoon May 21 1864

Redeeming the republic - the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 (1889) (14772788622)

Fort Pillow illustration from The Black Phlanx 1888

Fort Pillow from the Life of NB Forrest 1898

Kurz & Allen 1892 Fort Pillow Massacre

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Plum Point Bend	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Fort Pillow	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Map of the Mississippi River Counties Situated in Tennessee and Adjoining Fort Pillow - NARA - 70653117 (page 1)		Commons
commons	image		Two letters from Lewis G. DeRussy, Fort Pillow, Tennessee, to Brigadier General Leonidas Polk, commanding Army Corps, New Madrid, Missouri, August 17, 1861		Commons
commons	image		The war in Louisiana - view of Natchitoches The war in Tennessee - rebel massacre of the Union troops after the surrender at Fort Pillow, April 12. - From a sketch by our special artist, LCCN2015648987		Commons
commons	image		The War in Tennessee Confederate massacre of Federal troops after the surrender of Fort Pillow April 12th 1864		Commons
commons	image		The Massacre at Fort Pillow - unsigned - Harper's Weekly - issue of April 30, 1864 - page 284		Commons
commons	image		Harpers Weekly Rebel Attrocities Cartoon May 21 1864		Commons
commons	image		Redeeming the republic - the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 (1889) (14772788622)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Pillow illustration from The Black Phlanx 1888		Commons
commons	image		Fort Pillow from the Life of NB Forrest 1898		Commons
commons	image		Kurz & Allen 1892 Fort Pillow Massacre		Commons