{"product_id":"the-fort-pillow-massacre-north-south-and-the-status-of-african-americans-in-the-civil-war-era-critical-moments-in-american-history","title":"The Fort Pillow Massacre: North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era (Critical Moments in American History)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Fort Pillow Massacre: North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era (Critical Moments in American History) (Hardcover, 214 pages) – Routledge, 2013. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOn April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest. While the battle was insignificant from a strategic standpoint, the indiscriminate massacre of Union soldiers, particularly African-American soldiers, made the Fort Pillow Massacre one of the most gruesome slaughters of the American Civil War, rivaling other instances of Civil War brutality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fort Pillow Massacre outlines the events of the massacre while placing them within the racial and social context of the Civil War. Bruce Tap combines a succinct history with a selection of primary documents, including government reports, eyewitness testimony, and newspaper articles, to introduce the topic to undergraduates.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   Review   \u003cp\u003e\"This book gives a stunning account of the incident at Fort Pillow with the vast amount of the information coming from the Committee on the Conduct of the War.\" - The Lone Star Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e           About the Author   \u003cp\u003eBruce Tap is an independent scholar and the author of Over Lincoln's Shoulder: The Committee on the Conduct of War. \u003c\/p\u003e                                           ","brand":"Bruce Tap","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069927870698,"sku":"9780415808637","price":195.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/51-Yi_DZD6L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781231993","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/the-fort-pillow-massacre-north-south-and-the-status-of-african-americans-in-the-civil-war-era-critical-moments-in-american-history","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}