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Fort Pillow Massacre USCT dead

On April 12, 1864, the Union Army's Fort Pillow, Tennessee garrison was overrun by Confederate cavalry. Although relatively few men were killed in the initial fighting, a large number of Union soldiers, especially USCT black soldiers, were killed while trying to surrender. Nearly two hundred black soldiers died, most of them on the spot, although seven died in subsequent days from their wounds. A lesser number of white Union soldiers were also killed. Others were taken prisoner and died in captivity. Those who died at Fort Pillow itself were buried in mass graves but, after the war, were re-interred in the Fort Pillow section of the Memphis National Cemetery. Specifically, the 109 graves at locations B1512 and B1523-1630, all marked unknown, are for USCT dead from Fort Pillow. These black soldiers were from the 6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery and the 2nd U.S. Colored Light Artillery. Because of the manner of burial, individual soldiers can not be matched to individual graves but those USCT who died on April 12 can, as a group, be matched with the aforementioned group of graves.

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Joseph Alexander Veteran Flowers have been left.

1838 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Elijah Alford Flowers have been left.

unknown – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

John Archy Flowers have been left.

1845 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Isaac Ateman Flowers have been left.

1833 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Samuel Bailey Flowers have been left.

1845 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

CPL William Bell Veteran Flowers have been left.

1836 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Cyrus Blackman Flowers have been left.

1845 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

CPL Dudley Bland Flowers have been left.

1843 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Aaron Bowers Flowers have been left.

1842 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

SGT Nelson Box Flowers have been left.

1839 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

James Bridges Flowers have been left.

1845 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Jackson Brown Flowers have been left.

1830 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Ralph Brunson Flowers have been left.

1845 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Hernton Burnett Flowers have been left.

1841 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Edward Caldwell Flowers have been left.

1843 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

John Campbell Flowers have been left.

1844 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Solomon Chuson Flowers have been left.

1845 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

James Collier Flowers have been left.

1845 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Washington Cox Flowers have been left.

1833 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Jesse Crooks Flowers have been left.

1825 – 12 Apr 1864

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

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