Fort Pillow, a Civil War Massacre, and Public Memory: Civil War Battlefields and Historic Sites Recaptured
- ISBN-10
- 0807139483
- ISBN-13
- 9780807139486
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-04-08
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Author
- John Cimprich
Description
At the now-peaceful spot of Tennessee's Fort Pillow State Historic Area, a horrific incident in the nation's bloodiest war occurred on April 12, 1864. Just as a high bluff in the park offers visitors a panoramic view of the Mississippi River, John Cimprich's absorbing book affords readers a new vantage on the American Civil War as viewed through the lens of the Confederate massacre of unionist and black Federal soldiers at Fort Pillow. Fort Pillow, a Civil War Massacre, and Public Memory serves as a case study for several major themes of the Civil War: the great impact of military experience on campaigns, the hardships of military life, and the trend toward a more ruthless conduct of war.
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