![Nathan Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Fort Pillow, 1864 | Armchair General Magazine - We Put YOU in Command! Nathan Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Fort Pillow, 1864 | Armchair General Magazine - We Put YOU in Command!](http://armchairgeneral.com/wp-content/image/2012/special%20items/Ft_%20Pillow/ft-pillow-01.jpg)
Nathan Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Fort Pillow, 1864 | Armchair General Magazine - We Put YOU in Command!
National Civil Rights Museum - #OnThisDay in 1864, the Battle of Fort Pillow took place. During this fight, over 300 Black Union soldiers were killed even after they surrendered to then General
![Department of Cultural Affairs Media Center :: Media Bank :: Fading Memories: Echoes of the Civil War :: The Fort Pillow Massacre Department of Cultural Affairs Media Center :: Media Bank :: Fading Memories: Echoes of the Civil War :: The Fort Pillow Massacre](https://media.newmexicoculture.org/media_files/files/4-CivilWar_FortPillow.jpg)