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Adam, Simon and Essex(Essick) Middleton. These three brothers were present at the battle. They were runaway slave who had joined Company C, 6 USCHA. Essex Middleton was the…
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Adam, Simon and Essex Middleton. These three brothers were present at the battle. They were runaway slave who had joined Company C, 6 USCHA. Essex Middleton was the only one…
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Remarks refer to Major Lionel Booth, the commander of the 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery, which was present at the Battle of Fort Pillow.
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Captain Delos(Deloz) Carson was in command of Company D, 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery at the Battle of Fort Pillow on April 12, 1864. Eye-witnesses said he survived the battle…
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Lt. John Barr of Company D, 13 Tenn Cavalry(US) was shot early in the Battle of Fort Pillow while trying to lead a group to defend the outer works of the fort.
(Source "River…
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After the loss of this battle, the 6 USCHA was re-organized as the 11 US Colored Troops (Infantry).
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Lt Peter Bishcoff transferred from the 1st Missouri Light Artillery so he could be promoted to an officer in the 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery, Company A. He was captured at the…
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Captain Charles Epeneter transferred from the 1st Missouri Light Artillery, along with Peter Bischoff. Both were in Company A of the 6 USCHA and both survived the Battle of Fort…
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Charles Epeneter transferred to the 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery and was promoted to Captain. During the Battle of Fort Pillow on april 12, 1864, a ball fractured his skull. He…
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Peter Bischoff transferred to the 6 US Colored Heavy Artillery as a Lieutenant. He was one of the few officers to be captured and survived the Battle of Fort Pillow on April 12,…
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Pvt Daniel Stamps of Co. E, 13 Tenn Cav was Captured at Fort Pillow Tenn April 12, 1864. This card says he was paroled at the landing at Fort Pillow and loaded onboard steamer…
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Pvt Andrew M. Baker, of 52 Indiana Regiment was listed as a prisoner captured by General Forrest at the Battle of Fort Pillow on April 12, 1864.
Source: "Campaigns of Lieut-Gen.…
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Pvt James Allegan(Alligan) was a member of Battery D (later F) of 2nd US Colored Light Artillery and was reported Missing in action at the Battle of Fort Pillow.
His name now…
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A website for the 7th Tenn Cavalry listed a Pvt W. H. Snow as being captured at Battle of Fort Pillow. This card seems to agree. Other soldiers taken Prisoner had a card with a…
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Captain Lamberg was in command of the 2nd US Colored Light Artillery. He was not present at the Battle of Fort Pillow on April 12, 1864. He submitted a report of the battle…
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Lt. Col. Fielding Hurst ran a campaign of confiscating and destroying private property of Southern civilians. He was tried and ordered to pay a fine. So what did he do? He took…
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My list of wounded that was obtained from Fort Pillow State Park includes Pvt. S. V. Cartledge as being slightly wounded in groin during the Battle of Fort Pillow on April 12,…
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My reference source stated Pvt Percival Campbell was only slightly wounded at the Battle of Fort Pillow.
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This is a letter from General Nathan B. Forrest issued to his command to honor the memory of Lt. Col. Wiley (aka Wylie) M. Reed who was wounded at the Battle of Fort Pillow and…
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