The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
Focusing on the Fort Pillow massacre, Richard Fuchs delves into this controversial Civil War event where a Confederate cavalry, led by Nathan Bedford Forrest, attacked a Union fort primarily held by African-American troops. The book explores the social context and Forrest's complex personality, portraying him as both an influential figure prior to the incident and a passive participant during the massacre. Fuchs aims to shed light on the motivations and implications of this tragic episode in American history.
Book purchase
An Unerring Fire: The Massacre at Fort Pillow, Richard Fuchs
- Language
- Released
- 2017
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- An Unerring Fire: The Massacre at Fort Pillow
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Fuchs
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 190
- ISBN13
- 9780811736695
- Category
- History, Maps and Travel, World history
- Description
- Focusing on the Fort Pillow massacre, Richard Fuchs delves into this controversial Civil War event where a Confederate cavalry, led by Nathan Bedford Forrest, attacked a Union fort primarily held by African-American troops. The book explores the social context and Forrest's complex personality, portraying him as both an influential figure prior to the incident and a passive participant during the massacre. Fuchs aims to shed light on the motivations and implications of this tragic episode in American history.