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The Atrocities of the Civil War

Explore the tragic events of the Civil War, focusing on the massacre at Fort Pillow in Tennessee. Discover how Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest ordered the murder of African-American and white Union soldiers who had surrendered, leaving a horrifying mark on history. Learn about Forrest's role as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and the brutal conditions in other prison camps like Point Lookout in Maryland and Andersonville in Georgia.

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The Atrocities of the Civil War

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  1. The Atrocities of the Civil War

  2. The Massacre at Fort Pillow, TN(April 12, 1864)

  3. Nathan Bedford Forrest(Captured Fort Pillow) • 262 African-Americans • 295 white Unionsoldiers. • Ordered black soldiers murdered after theysurrendered! [many white soldiers killed aswell] • Became the first GrandWizard of the Ku KluxKlan after the war.

  4. Confederate Prison Campat Point Lookout, MD • Planned to hold 10,000 men. • Had almost 50,000 at one time.

  5. Point Lookout Memorialof 4,000 Dead Rebel Prisoners

  6. Union Prison Campat Andersonville, GA

  7. Original Andersonville Plan • Planned to hold 10,000 men. • Had over 32,000 at one time.

  8. Distributing “Rations”

  9. Union “Survivors”

  10. Union Prisoner’s RecordatAndersonville

  11. Burying Dead Union POWs

  12. Andersonville Cemetary

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