Fort Pillow, a Civil War Massacre, and Public MemoryLSU Press, 8. 4. 2011 - Počet stran: 208 At the now-peaceful spot of Tennessee's Fort Pillow State Historic Area, a horrific incident in the nation's bloodiest war occurred on April 12, 1864. Just as a high bluff in the park offers visitors a panoramic view of the Mississippi River, John Cimprich's absorbing book affords readers a new vantage on the American Civil War as viewed through the lens of the Confederate massacre of unionist and black Federal soldiers at Fort Pillow. |
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Map of MidMississippi Valley | 1 |
Map of Fort Pillow in 1864 | 2 |
Chapter 1 The Forts Beginnings | 3 |
Chapter 2 The Federal Attack | 14 |
Chapter 3 Military Life at the Fort | 38 |
Chapter 4 The First Federal Garrison | 49 |
Chapter 5 The Last Garrison and the Massacre | 70 |
Chapter 6 The Massacres Aftermath | 86 |
Chapter 7 Public Memory and Fort Pillow | 108 |
Tables | 125 |
Compiling Data for Table 7 | 130 |
Notes | 133 |
Bibliography | 167 |
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