The Fort Pillow Massacre 1864: Revision history

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13 September 2025

  • curprev 10:4910:49, 13 September 2025JensWiles8268 talk contribs 5,205 bytes +5,205 Created page with "<br>On April 12, 1864, fifteen hundred Confederate soldiers led by General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked the 567 Union troops stationed at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. Fighting raged until a truce was called at 3 p.m., but despite being greatly outnumbered, the Union troops refused to surrender. The Confederates renewed their attack at 4 p.m. Nearly 300 Union soldiers were killed. The Confederates suffered only fourteen deaths. The attack on Fort Pillow fell on the third an..."