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Fort Pillow (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): article 9
The Fort Pillow Affair--Refutation of Federal Slanders — the Yankee accounts. --Governor Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee, who accompanied the expedition of Forrest into West Tennessee, gives the following true version of the late attack upon Fort Pillow. In view of the perverted accounts of the Yankee papers, this official narrative of the whole proceeding will be found as interesting as it is necessary to vindicate the truth of history: Arriving in the vicinity of Fort Pillow, General Fort Pillow, General Forrest, having previously arranged his plans and issued his instructions for the attack, rapidly advanced his lines, and gained after a brief, sharp contest, the outer works of the enemy. Having possessed himself of this position, he threw forward a line of skirmishers in a sort of ravine between the outer works and the fort, which line was protected from the Federal sharpshooters by his reserve line in the outer defences. He then sent in a flag of truce to the commander of the garrison,
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): article 9
The Fort Pillow Affair--Refutation of Federal Slanders — the Yankee accounts. --Governor Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee, who accompanied the expedition of Forrest into West Tennessee, gives the following true version of the late attack upon Fort Pillow. In view of the perverted accounts of the Yankee papers, this official narrative of the whole proceeding will be found as interesting as it is necessary to vindicate the truth of history: Arriving in the vicinity of Fort Pillow, GeneraWest Tennessee, gives the following true version of the late attack upon Fort Pillow. In view of the perverted accounts of the Yankee papers, this official narrative of the whole proceeding will be found as interesting as it is necessary to vindicate the truth of history: Arriving in the vicinity of Fort Pillow, General Forrest, having previously arranged his plans and issued his instructions for the attack, rapidly advanced his lines, and gained after a brief, sharp contest, the outer works of the enemy. Having possessed himself of this position, he threw forward a line of skirmishers in a sort of ravine between the outer works and the fort, which line was protected from the Federal sharpshooters by his reserve line in the outer defences. He then sent in a flag of truce to the commander of the garrison
Booth (search for this): article 9
at he was General Forrest, and verbally demanded the surrender. A reply was sent back, couched in defiant language, declining to accede to the demand. The assault was commenced, and in five minutes after the bugle sounded the charge the fort was in possession of our men. Our advanced skirmishers went over the works pell mell, all around them, each man lifting his fellow by the leg, and mounting on the shoulders of their comrades until the fort was filled with Confederates. Colonel Booth, commanding the garrison, was the first man killed, and not an officer of the negro regiments was left alive. It is true that a few, black and white, threw down their arms, and made signs of surrender; but at the same time the men on each side of them still retained their arms and kept up a constant fire and show of resistance. In the heat, din and confusion of a fire at such close quarters there was no chance for discrimination. In less than five minutes after one men sealed the
Forrest (search for this): article 9
G. Harris, of Tennessee, who accompanied the expedition of Forrest into West Tennessee, gives the following true version of thistory: Arriving in the vicinity of Fort Pillow, General Forrest, having previously arranged his plans and issued his ilieved the demand for surrender a ruse de guerre, and that Forrest in person was not in command of the assailants, General FoGeneral Forrest himself rode up within hailing distance, announced to the enemy in person that he was General Forrest, and verbally demGeneral Forrest, and verbally demanded the surrender. A reply was sent back, couched in defiant language, declining to accede to the demand. The ass, until the number was fearfully reduced, and until, as Gen. Forrest states himself, he absolutely sickened to witness the son of the firing, the enemy themselves still fighting. Gen. Forrest rode up and down the lines, ordering the men to cease f was eight hundred. About five hundred were buried by General Forrest's men. About fifty of their wounded were paroled and s
Isham G. Harris (search for this): article 9
The Fort Pillow Affair--Refutation of Federal Slanders — the Yankee accounts. --Governor Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee, who accompanied the expedition of Forrest into West Tennessee, gives the following true version of the late attack upon Fort Pillow. In view of the perverted accounts of the Yankee papers, this official narrative of the whole proceeding will be found as interesting as it is necessary to vindicate the truth of history: Arriving in the vicinity of Fort Pillow, General Forrest, having previously arranged his plans and issued his instructions for the attack, rapidly advanced his lines, and gained after a brief, sharp contest, the outer works of the enemy. Having possessed himself of this position, he threw forward a line of skirmishers in a sort of ravine between the outer works and the fort, which line was protected from the Federal sharpshooters by his reserve line in the outer defences. He then sent in a flag of truce to the commander of the garrison,