AN UNERRING FIRE: THE MASSACRE AT FORT PILLOW

by Richard L. Fuchs

The Fort Pillow massacre, in which a Confederate cavalry force
assaulted and captured an inadequately defended Union fortification in western
Tennessee, is one of the most controversial episodes of the Civil War. The cavalry, led
by Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, was accused of massacring the defeated troops, most
of whom were African-American. In An Unerring Fire, author Richard Fuchs examines
the event as a product of the social milieu and the individual personality of Nathan
Bedford Forrest, who Fuchs believes was an accessorial inspiration before and a
passive participant during the massacre.

Genres: Civil War

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1994

Reviews

[Sandra Oldfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short book but a good synopsis of the battle and an indictment of Forrest--no hero in my book.