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On this date in Civil War history - Fort Pillow Massacre - April 12, 1864

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Fort Pillow was located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, 40 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. Constructed by Confederate General Gideon Pillow in 1861, it overlooked the river, and its principal function … Continue reading

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This Week in the American Civil War - Feb. 12-18, 1862

Information courtesy of Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Wednesday February 12, 1862 By evening the lines had been firmly drawn at Fort Donelson, Tenn., on the Cumberland River. Brigadier General Ulysses Grant’s army was ranged in a … Continue reading

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