Fort Pillow

Fort Pillow (1862-1864) Fort Pillow was designed by Brigadier General Gideon Johnson Pillow in early 1862 and was used by both sides during the war. It was 40 miles (64 km) north of Memphis on the Mississippi River, until the river changed course.

Current Status

Fort Pillow Historic State Park.

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Location: Maps & Images Lat: 035.6324 Long: -089.8487 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 400 ft.

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 745
• Bailey, Ronald H., and the Editors of Time-Life Books, Battles for Atlanta: Sherman Moves East, Time-Life Books, 1985, ISBN 0-8094-4773-8.
• Castel, Albert, "The Fort Pillow Massacre: A Fresh Examination of the Evidence," Civil War History 4 (March 1958).
• Cimprich, John, and Mainfort, Robert C., Jr., eds. "Fort Pillow Revisited: New Evidence About An Old Controversy", Civil War History 4 (Winter, 1982).
• Clark, Achilles V., "A Letter of Account", ed. by Dan E. Pomeroy, Civil War Times Illustrated, 24(4): 24-25, June 1985.
• Eicher, David J., The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War, Simon & Schuster, 2001, ISBN 0-684-84944-5.
• Foote, Shelby, The Civil War, A Narrative: Red River to Appomattox, Random House, 1974, ISBN 0-394-74913-8.
• Jordan, John L. "Was There a Massacre at Ft. Pillow?", Tennessee History Quarterly VI (June 1947), pp 99–133
• Loewen, James, Lies My Teacher Told Me, Touchstone, 1995, pp. 191.
• U.S. Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, "Fort Pillow Massacre", House Report No. 65, 38th Congress, 1st Session.
• Ward, Andrew, River Run Red: The Fort Pillow Massacre in the American Civil War, Viking Adult, 2005, ISBN 0-670-03440-1.
• Grant, Ulysses S., Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant' ', p 391, ISBN 978-0-14-043701-0.
• National Park Service battle description

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Pillow
• The Fort Pillow Massacre: A Statistical Note {online} reference only
• US and CSA official reports concerning Fort Pillow
• Bradford's 14th Tennessee Cavalry

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