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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 260 6 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 124 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 104 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 82 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 78 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 75 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 72 50 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 70 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 70 0 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 69 7 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), 3. Fort Pillow: a Southern Hymn of praise. (search)
3. Fort Pillow: a Southern Hymn of praise. Down with him! Slay him! for he dared to brave Our protest 'gainst the fighting of the slave. He is a white man, who has led in fight Negroes — cursed negroes — who are ours by right. Give him no quarter! Stop his Yankee breath! Pierce him a hundred times! make sure his death! Pave him with bullets! let ten thousand fly! Every white officer this day must die! See! there's another, writhing and near dead, Asking for water! Give him steel instints shall be! Yankees are devils, and we hate them well! Cursed be their canting lips, inspired of hell! Slay them, and spare them not, and you shall prove Heirs of a nation's gratitude and love; And on the escutcheon of the South shall stand Fort Pillow's glories and its Martyr Band Bring up the prisoners — form them in line-- Aim at them steadily — shoot them like swine! Bury them quickly, the grave must be fed! Bury them living, if all are not dead! Heed not entreaties, but laugh them to s
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 7 (search)
ajor Booth. On Tuesday, April third, 1864, the widow of Major Booth, the late commander at Fort Pillow, arrived at Fort Pickering, below Memphis, Tenn. Colonel Jackson, of the Sixth United States the first battalion of the regiment now drawn up — all who had escaped the fiendish scenes of Fort Pillow--scenes that have stamped yet deeper blackness on the infamous brow of treason. Mrs. Booth to the hospital of Mound City. There I saw your comrades; wounded at the bloody struggle in Fort Pillow. There I found this flag-you recognize, it. One of your comrades saved it from the insulting touch of traitors at Fort Pillow! I have given to my country all I had to give — my husband — such a gift! Yet I have freely given him for freedom and my country. Next my husband's cold rem left me in the world, is this flag — the flag that waved in proud defiance over the works of Fort Pillow! Soldiers! this flag I give to you, knowing that you will ever remember the last words of