The Fort Pillow Massacre

North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era

Gebonden Engels 2013 9780415808637
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On April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest. While the battle was insignificant from a strategic standpoint, the indiscriminate massacre of Union soldiers, particularly African-American soldiers, made the Fort Pillow Massacre one of the most gruesome slaughters of the American Civil War, rivaling other instances of Civil War brutality.

The Fort Pillow Massacre outlines the events of the massacre while placing them within the racial and social context of the Civil War. Bruce Tap combines a succinct history with a selection of primary documents, including government reports, eyewitness testimony, and newspaper articles, to introduce the topic to undergraduates.

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ISBN13:9780415808637
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:214
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Thema:
1KBB Verenigde Staten van Amerika, VS
1KBB-US-SCT Tennessee
3ML 18e eeuw, ca. 1700 tot ca. 1799
3MN 19e eeuw, ca. 1800 tot ca. 1899
3MNQ-US-E Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog en Reconstructie (1861 - 1877)
3MNQS Ca. 1860 tot ca. 1869

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Introduction. 1. Means to an End 2. No Quarter 3. Controversy 4. Historians and the Fort Pillow Massacre Conclusion. Documents.

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