Fort Pillow

Fort Pillow
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Fort Pillow
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Cannons at Fort Pillow, 2006

Location:	TN State Route 87
Nearest city:	Henning
Coordinates:	35°38′20″N 89°49′56″W / 35.63889, -89.83222
Built/Founded:	1861
Added to NRHP:	April 11, 1973¹
Designated as NHL:	May 30, 1974²
NRHP Reference#:	73001806
Governing body:	State of Tennessee

"Fort Pillow" redirects here. For the common children's construction, see Blanket fort.

Fort Pillow State Park is a state park in western Tennessee that preserves the American Civil War site of the Battle of Fort Pillow. The 1,642 acre (6.6 km²) Fort Pillow, located in Lauderdale County on the Chickasaw Bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, is rich in both historic and archaeological significance.

Fort Pillow is known for being the site of a horrific massacre.

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1 Confederate fort 1861
2 Union fort, and Battle of Fort Pillow
3 Historic site and museum
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Confederate fort 1861

In 1861, the Confederate States Army built extensive fortifications here and named the site for General Gideon J. Pillow of Maury County.

Union fort, and Battle of Fort Pillow

Engraving of Confederate troops massacring Black Union soldiers after the Battle of Fort Pillow.

Because of its strategic location, the fort was taken by the Union Army, which controlled it during most of the war. An exception to this control occurred for less than one day immediately after the Battle of Fort Pillow in 1864.

June 4, 1862 - American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee.

The Confederate victory at the Battle of Fort Pillow (April 1864) ended in the killing of 229 Black Union soldiers out of 262 engaged in the battle. This slaughter by the Southern troops under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest has been labeled a massacre. "Remember Fort Pillow!" became a battle cry among Black soldiers for the remainder of the Civil War.

In 1866, the Union Army created a cemetery for both Confederate and Union soldiers south of the battle site. In 1867, they moved about 250 bodies of Confederate and Union soldiers from that cemetery to the Memphis National Cemetery.³

Historic site and museum

In 1973, the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.⁴¹ It was further declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.²⁵ Remains of the earthworks were well-preserved as of 2007.

The park has an Interpretive Center/Museum (open 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily, except for certain holidays). Tours of the museum and restored fortifications are available upon request. The park also offers many recreational activities, including camping, picnicking and fishing.

See also

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
^ ^a ^b "Fort Pillow". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-06-27.
^ Cimprich, John (2005). Fort Pillow, a Civil War Massacre, and Public Memory. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 193. ISBN 0807131105.
^ http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places
^ ____WEBSITE DOWN ADD LATER____ (__, 19__), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: __________PDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying __ photos, exterior and interior, from 19__PDF (32 KB)

External links

Fort Pillow State Historic Park Website

v • d • e U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Keeper of the Register · History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property

List of entries National Park Service · National Historic Landmarks · National Battlefields · National Historic Sites · National Historical Parks · National Memorials · National Monuments

v • d • e Protected Areas of Tennessee

National Park Service	Andrew Johnson National Historic Site • Appalachian National Scenic Trail • Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area • Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park • Cumberland Gap National Historical Park • Fort Donelson National Battlefield • Fort Donelson National Cemetery • Great Smoky Mountains National Park • Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail • Natchez Trace Parkway • Obed Wild and Scenic River • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail • Shiloh National Cemetery • Shiloh National Military Park • Stones River National Battlefield • Stones River National Cemetery • Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

National Forests	Cherokee National Forest • Land Between the Lakes

National Wildlife Refuges	Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge • Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge • Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge • Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge • Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge • Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge • Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

Wilderness Areas	Bald River Gorge Wilderness • Big Frog Wilderness • Big Laurel Branch Wilderness • Citico Creek Wilderness • Cohutta Wilderness • Gee Creek Wilderness • Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness • Little Frog Mountain Wilderness • Pond Mountain Wilderness • Sampson Mountain Wilderness • Unaka Mountain Wilderness

East Tennessee State Parks and Natural Areas	Big Ridge • Booker T. Washington • Cove Lake • Cumberland Mountain • Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail • Davy Crockett Birthplace • Fort Loudoun • Frozen Head • Harrison Bay • Hiwassee/Ocoee • Indian Mountain • Norris Dam • Panther Creek • Pickett • Red Clay • Roan Mountain • Sycamore Shoals • Warriors' Path

Middle Tennessee State Parks and Natural Areas	Bicentennial Capitol Mall • Bledsoe • Burgess Falls • Cedars Of Lebanon • Cordell Hull Birthplace • David Crockett • Dunbar Cave • Edgar Evins • Fall Creek Falls • Harpeth River • Henry Horton • Johnsonville • Long Hunter • Montgomery Bell • Mousetail Landing • Old Stone Fort • Port Royal • Radnor Lake • Rock Island • Sgt. Alvin C. York • South Cumberland • Standing Stone • Tims Ford

West Tennessee State Parks and Natural Areas	Big Cypress Tree • Big Hill Pond • Chickasaw • Fort Pillow • Meeman-Shelby • N. B. Forrest • Natchez Trace • Paris Landing • Pickwick Landing • Pinson Mounds • Reelfoot Lake • Ross Cross Landing • T.O. Fuller

State Forests	Bledsoe • Cedars of Lebanon • Chickasaw • Chuck Swan • Franklin • Lewis • Lone Mountain • Martha Sundquist • Natchez Trace • Pickett • Prentice Cooper • Scott • Standing Stone • Stewart

Pocket Wildernesses	Honey Creek * Piney Falls • Laurel-Snow • North Chickamauga Creek Gorge • Stinging Fork Falls • Virgin Falls

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (web) - Tennessee Department of Agriculture {web}

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