{"product_id":"the-fort-pillow-massacre-bruce-tap-9781136173905","title":"The Fort Pillow Massacre: North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era","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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Tap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1136173900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781136173905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Bruce Tap","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48441748160767,"sku":"9781136173905","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bf735c8-cd3a-448b-8d1c-b4dc31111b73.jpg?v=1777192715","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fort-pillow-massacre-bruce-tap-9781136173905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}