Battle of Fort Pillow

Quand

12 avr. 1864

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

35.63° N, 89.85° W

Description

1864 battle of the American Civil War

1864 battle of the American Civil War

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.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Beim sogenannten Gefecht um Fort Pillow begehen konföderierte Streitkräfte ein Massaker an größtenteils afro-amerikanischen Gefangenen »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source

• American Civil War12 avr. 1861 · Guerre civile