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12/04/1864 The Battle of Fort Pillow

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History Final The Fort Pillow Massacre Small

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Fort Pillow Story

Union deployed black men as US soldiers in Battle of Fort Pillow. It took place on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee. Roughly 600 Union soldiers were led by commanders Booth and Bradford against a stronger Confederate army. African-American Union troops and their officers were massacred as they attempted to surrender.
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