Fort Pillow, a Civil War Massacre, and Public Memory

Contents

Contents Preface vii Map of Mid-Mississippi Valley 1 Map of Fort Pillow in 1864 2 Chapter 1. The Fort’s 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 Massacre’s Aftermath 86 Chapter 7. Public Memory and Fort Pillow 108 Appendix A: Tables 125 Appendix B: Compiling Data for Table 7 130 Notes 133 Bibliography 167 Index 185 This page intentionally left blank ...