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apr 12, 1864 - Fort Pillow Massacre

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The battle was known as the Confederate slaughter of African American Union troops stationed at Fort Pillow in Tennessee. Initially, the South faced a major shortage in manpower, therefore they were outraged by the North's use of Black soldiers in the Union Army.

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apr 12, 1864
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~ 161 years ago