Fort Pillow Massacre
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The Fort Pillow Massacre was an 1864 American Civil War atrocity in Tennessee in which Confederate troops, after capturing Fort Pillow, killed large numbers of surrendered Union soldiers, many of them Black, becoming a notorious symbol of racial violence and war crimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Pillow Massacre canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War event
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massacre ⓘ racially motivated violence ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Congressional investigation in the United States
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increased Northern outrage ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
atrocities against Black troops
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killing of surrendered soldiers ⓘ killing of wounded soldiers ⓘ racial violence ⓘ |
| combatant |
Black Union soldiers
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United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
James R. Chalmers
NERFINISHED
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Lionel F. Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Bedford Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ William F. Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Fort Pillow State Historic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1864-04-12 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
massacre of surrendered Union troops
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war atrocity ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
hardened attitudes toward prisoner exchanges
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strengthened Union resolve to use Black troops in combat ⓘ |
| hasEthnicAspect | anti-Black racism ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | United States Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Pillow
NERFINISHED
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Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | historical markers at Fort Pillow State Park ⓘ |
| notableFor |
"Remember Fort Pillow!" becoming a Union rallying cry
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alleged refusal to accept surrender ⓘ high mortality among Black Union troops ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Fort Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Confederate war crimes
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Nathan Bedford Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Colored Troops in the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| topicOf |
historical debates about responsibility and intent
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scholarship on racial violence in the Civil War ⓘ |
| victim |
Black Union soldiers
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Union soldiers ⓘ white Union soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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