Fort Pillow, Third Position

Engraving depicting action between the Confederate River Defense Fleet and Federal ironclads near Fort Pillow, Tennessee; May 10, 1862.

Naval battle on river as seen from shore with trees in the foreground

Courtesy of the Naval Historical Center

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Time Period

Civil War through Reconstruction (1861 - 1874)

Category

Civil War / Events / Military Science

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Event

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