Massacre of Fort Pillow

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Confederate Gen. Nathan Forrest's cavalry massacres African American soldiers after they had surrendered.

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Editors. "Massacre of Fort Pillow". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=10952, accessed 19 May 2013.]


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  1. American Civil War