Scope and Content Note This collection reflects Mainfort’s efforts to unravel conflicting reports of the Battle of Fort Pillow. The collection includes materials representing both Union and Confederate sides of the conflict, focusing on soldiers’ recollections of their experiences. Materials address the battle, the Confederate occupation of Fort Pillow in 1861-1862, Union naval actions against the fort, and the Union occupation of the fort in 1862-1864. The collection is comprised of military records,...