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The Massacre at Fort Pillow, TN (April 12, 1864)

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2 The Massacre at Fort Pillow, TN (April 12, 1864)

3 Nathan Bedford Forrest (Captured Fort Pillow)  262 African-Americans  295 white Union soldiers.  Ordered black soldiers murdered after they surrendered! [many white soldiers killed as well]  Became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan after the war.  262 African-Americans  295 white Union soldiers.  Ordered black soldiers murdered after they surrendered! [many white soldiers killed as well]  Became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan after the war.

4 Confederate Prison Camp at Point Lookout, MD  Planned to hold 10,000 men.  Had almost 50,000 at one time.  Planned to hold 10,000 men.  Had almost 50,000 at one time.

5 Point Lookout Memorial of 4,000 Dead Rebel Prisoners

6 Camp Douglas 6,000 died (20% of total) Food & blankets withheld Winter of 1864 1,091 died in 4 months alone Founded near Chicago in 1862, Camp Douglas is a forgotten piece of the horrors of Civil War

7 Union Prison Camp at Andersonville, GA

8 Original Andersonville Plan  Planned to hold 10,000 men.  Had over 32,000 at one time.  Planned to hold 10,000 men.  Had over 32,000 at one time.

9 Distributing “Rations”

10 Union “Survivors”

11 Union Prisoner’s Record at Andersonville

12 Burying Dead Union POWs

13 Andersonville Cemetary


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