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Federal black troops massacred at end of Battle of Fort Pillow 150 years ago today (Apr 12 1864)


Video: 'Clip 1 from 'The Forgotten Battle of Fort Pillow''

(Tuesday, April 12, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Confederate troops led by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest took Union-held Fort Pillow in Tennessee. Almost half of the Union garrison was made up of black soldiers, many of whom were slain by the Confederates. Continue reading Federal black troops massacred at end of Battle of Fort Pillow 150 years ago today (Apr 12 1864)