Fort Pillow: a civil war massacre, and public memory
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Main Author: Cimprich, John (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press 2011
Edition:Louisiana pbk. ed
Series:Conflicting worlds
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-184) and index
Cover; Contents; Preface; Map of Mid-Mississippi Valley; Map of Fort Pillow in 1864; Chapter 1. The Fort's Beginnings; Chapter 2. The Federal Attack; Chapter 3. Military Life at the Fort; Chapter 4. The First Federal Garrison; Chapter 5. The Last Garrison and the Massacre; Chapter 6. The Massacre's Aftermath; Chapter 7. Public Memory and Fort Pillow; Appendix A: Tables; Appendix B: Compiling Data for Table 7; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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. Cimprich covers the entire history of Fort Pillow, including its construction by Confederates, its capture and occupation by federals, the massacre, and ongoing
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 193 pages)
ISBN:0807139181
0807139483
9780807139189
9780807139486

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