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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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Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee

Commander, Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisian

Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest

Commander, Cavalry

Capt. John Goodwin

Provost Marshal-General

Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers

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

A Deplorable Affair

The Fort Pillow Incident

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Heritage Post

Battle & Massacre of Fort Pillow

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HistoryNet

Battle of Fort Pillow

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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

The Battle of Fort Pillow

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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

April 30, 1864

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New York Times

May 3, 1864

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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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Union Official Records

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