Marker - Fort Pillow
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cgeek
N 35° 40.655 W 089° 35.141
16S E 265988 N 3951269
Historical marker
Waymark Code: WM3K6N
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2008
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Fort Pillow
April 12, 1864
Federal forces captured this important Confederate work, 18 miles west, in 1862. To end depredations committed by the Federal garrison, Forrest, with a force from his Confederate Cavalry Corps, attacked and captured the fort. Of the garrison of 551 white and Negro troops, 221 were killed. The rest, some wounded, were captured.
Marker Name: Fort Pillow
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Fort
Marker Number: 4e 22
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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