Battle of Fort Pillow
Confederate Commander
Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest
April 12, 1864
Lauderdale County, Tennessee
Confederate Victory
Forces Engaged: 1,500 - 2,500
Killed: 14
Wounded: 86
Total Casualties: 100
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers
Brig. Gen. Robert V. Richardson
Brig. Gen. Abe Buford
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Confederate Order of Battle
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First Division, Forrest's Cavalry Corps
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Confederate Official Records
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Commander, Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisian
Commander, Cavalry
Provost Marshal-General
Commander, 1st Division Cavalry
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Battlefield Trust
"The Most Terrible Ordeal of My Life": The Battle of Fort Pillow
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Warfare History Network
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Heritage Post
Battle & Massacre of Fort Pillow
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HistoryNet
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​GilderLeherman.org
The Fort Pillow Massacre, 1864
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Smithsonian Magazine
At Fort Pillow, Confederates Massacred Black Soldiers after They Surrendered
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Historic Facts
Fort Pillow in Tennessee: A Historic Civil War Site
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YouTube
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Southern Historical Society Papers
Capture of Fort Pillow - Vindication of General Chambers by a Federal Officer
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Harper's Weekly
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New York Times
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Forces Engaged: 600
Killed: 221
Wounded: 130
Total Casualties: 351
Union Officers
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Union Order of Battle
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4 Companies of 6th U.S. Artillery
Bradford's Battalion
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