Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

The Massacre at Fort Pillow, TN (April 12, 1864)

Nathan Bedford Forrest (Captured Fort Pillow)  262 African-Americans  295 white Union soldiers.  Ordered black soldiers murdered after they surrendered! [many white soldiers killed as well]  Became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan after the war.  262 African-Americans  295 white Union soldiers.  Ordered black soldiers murdered after they surrendered! [many white soldiers killed as well]  Became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan after the war.

Confederate Prison Camp at Point Lookout, MD  Planned to hold 10,000 men.  Had almost 50,000 at one time.  Planned to hold 10,000 men.  Had almost 50,000 at one time.

Point Lookout Memorial of 4,000 Dead Rebel Prisoners

Union Prison Camp at Andersonville, GA

Original Andersonville Plan  Planned to hold 10,000 men.  Had over 32,000 at one time.  Planned to hold 10,000 men.  Had over 32,000 at one time.

Distributing “Rations”

Union “Survivors”

Union Prisoner’s Record at Andersonville

Burying Dead Union POWs

Andersonville Cemetary

Horrors of War 2

Horrors of War 1

Horrors of War 3

Andersonville Prison