{"product_id":"9780415808637","title":"The Fort Pillow Massacre : North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era (Critical Moments in American History)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest. While the battle was insignificant from a strategic standpoint, the indiscriminate massacre of Union soldiers, particularly African-American soldiers, made the Fort Pillow Massacre one of the most gruesome slaughters of the American Civil War, rivaling other instances of Civil War brutality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fort Pillow Massacre outlines the events of the massacre while placing them within the racial and social context of the Civil War. Bruce Tap combines a succinct history with a selection of primary documents, including government reports, eyewitness testimony, and newspaper articles, to introduce the topic to undergraduates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45392964485199,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":8190.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9780415808637","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}