Fort Pillow, a Civil War Massacre, and Public MemoryAt the now-peaceful spot of Tennessee's Fort Pillow State Historic Area, a horrific incident in the nation's bloodiest war occurred on April 12, 1864. Just as a high bluff in the park offers visitors a panoramic view of the Mississippi River, John Cimprich's absorbing book affords readers a new vantage on the American Civil War as viewed through the lens of the Confederate massacre of unionist and black Federal soldiers at Fort Pillow. |
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Contents
Map of MidMississippi Valley | 1 |
Map of Fort Pillow in 1864 | 2 |
The Forts Beginnings | 3 |
The Federal Attack | 14 |
Military Life at the Fort | 38 |
The First Federal Garrison | 49 |
The Last Garrison and the Massacre | 70 |
The Massacres Aftermath | 86 |
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Troubled Commemoration: The American Civil War Centennial, 1961-1965 Robert J. Cook Limited preview - 2007 |