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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: [QB] I should clarify. Fort Pillow was a Union held fort, occupied by pro-Union Tennessee troops (many former Confederates), and a large group of black soldiers. Gen. Forrest surrounded the troops and offered a truce. When the terms of the truce were rejected (Union reinforcements were expected at the Fort within the hour), Forrest overran the Fort, and massacred many of the surviving Union troops. From the placement of the bodies, they looked to have been executed rather than killed in combat. Also, it was later reported by a Union sympathizer that the Fort's commander had been assassinated, and not "killed while trying to escape" as the Confederates reported. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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