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- GLC#
- GLC07727
- Type
- Images
- Date
- 1892
- Author/Creator
- Kurz & Allison
- Title
- The Fort Pillow Massacre.
- Place Written
- Chicago, Illinois
- Pagination
- 1 print : col. Height: 56.3 cm, Width: 71.5 cm
- Primary time period
- Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Depicts the April 1864 battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, in which witnesses reported that Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest violated the conduct of war by killing unarmed and surrendered soldiers. Underneath the print, text indicates that Union forces were led by Majors William F. Bradford and Lionel F. Booth (who was killed during the battle). Portrays Confederate soldiers killing African American soldiers, women, and children. In the center of the print, Forrest hoists the Confederate flag. For an extensive eyewitness account of the battle, please refer to GLC05080.01.
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