Remember Fort Pillow! - The New York Times
WEBApr 11, 2014 · On April 12, 1864 — the third anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter — a Confederate force led by the brilliant and brutal Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked Union troops holding Fort Pillow, an...
New Bedford Highway Killer - Wikipedia
WEBThe New Bedford Highway Killer is an unidentified serial killer responsible for the deaths of at least nine women and the disappearances of two additional women in New Bedford, Massachusetts, between March 1988 and April 1989. [1] The killer is also suspected to have assaulted numerous other women.
Battle of Fort Pillow - Wikipedia
WEBThe Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with Confederate soldiers commanded by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest massacring Union soldiers (many of them U.S. Colored Troops ...
Fort Pillow Massacre: Facts, Deaths & Significance | HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · The Fort Pillow Massacre in Tennessee on April 12, 1864, in which some 300 African American soldiers were killed, was one of the most controversial events of the American Civil War (1861-65).
Fort Pillow Controversy Lingers, 150 Years Later | HISTORY
WEBApr 10, 2014 · On the drizzly morning of April 12, 1864, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest followed the sound of gunfire and galloped toward Fort Pillow. The garrison high on the bluffs overlooking the...
"The Most Terrible Ordeal of My Life": The Battle of Fort Pillow
WEBRemembered as a “massacre”, Fort Pillow became a rallying cry in the North and a dark chapter of the American Civil War. With momentum created by his victory at Okolona firmly in hand Confederate Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest …
New England's Unsolved: New book details case of New Bedford …
WEBSep 13, 2017 · NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The New Bedford highway killing investigation may be the biggest unsolved murder case in New England's history. Now it is the subject of a brand new book called 'Shallow Graves.' Boston 25's Bob Ward spoke to the author about a case that still haunts the area.
The 1644 massacre of up to 700 Native Americans revealed in Bedford …
WEBDec 7, 2021 · The 1644 massacre of up to 700 Native Americans revealed in Bedford cell tower dispute. Historians and local residents are perplexed how one of the worst atrocities of the colonization of America...
Tragic Consequences of Bullying in School - ABC News
WEBNov 27, 2001 · Nov. 28 -- Authorities say a planned massacre at a New Bedford, Mass., high school could have been another Columbine — or perhaps even worse — if police hadn't gotten wind of a group of students' alleged plot to detonate explosives, shoot classmates, and then kill themselves.
Veteran and author Bill Comeau of New Bedford ... - The New Bedford …
WEBOct 18, 2023 · In 1965, 19-year-old New Bedford native Bill Comeau was drafted to fight in Vietnam alongside 17 other men from the city. After training with the 4th Infantry Division, Comeau shipped out to Vietnam in September 1966.