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Return of Casualties
in
Brig General J. R. Chalmer's Division
of
Maj. General Forrest's Cavalry
Action of April 12th, 1864
at Fort Pillow, Tennessee
{Obtained from Park Ranger at Fort Pillow State Historic Park}

With Photos of Fort Pillow State Historic Park.

Arranged by Unit.  Names in Blue are additions based upon research.


   NAME RANK UNIT & COMPANY    Comments
1 Barrow,   R. W. Pvt  15 Tenn -  B KILLED
2 Beck,   Jas. A. Sgt 15 Tenn -  B KILLED
3 Jones,    Henry Pvt  16 Tenn  - H KILLED
4 Thompson, W. C. Pvt  16 Tenn  - H KILLED
5 Haslip,   T. W. Pvt  2 Missouri - H KILLED
6 Tune,    George
Love, George
1 Lt  2 Tenn - D KILLED
7 Burtan,  N. B. Lt  5 Miss Cav  - A KILLED
8  Cole,    R. W.  Richard Pvt
5 Miss Cav  - A KILLED
9 Flowers,   I. E. Corp
5 Miss Cav  - A KILLED
10 Jones,   Sidney Pvt
5 Miss Cav  - A KILLED
11 Reid,   W. M. Lt-Col 5 Miss Cav  
Dangerously wounded: Bowels, shoulder & ankle.
12 Cearley,   J.C.   John Pvt  Duffs Miss.  - E KILLED
13 Prett,    B. F. Pvt
Forrests Rgt - E KILLED
14 Ryan,   A. F  Ryon, Albion F. Pvt
Willis Btn  - E KILLED
15 Sullivan,   W.R Capt
Willis Btn  - E Dangerously wounded: Feared to be mortal.
16
Wilson, J. Cardwell Capt
2 Tenn  - F Wounded, Dangerously
17
Davis, Marceullis Pvt
Willis Btn  - B Severly wounded.
18
Campbell, P. M. Pvt
5 Miss - K Wounded - Not able for duty.
19
Hubbard, R. J. 1 Lt Miss Btn - H Wounded.  Died near Somerville on 24 April, 1864.
20
McLinn,  W.H.  Pvt 16 Tenn  - H Listed as Wounded. KILLED

Original List indicates only 13 KIA. Official Records indicate Lt. Col. Reid was included with a total of 14 fatalities.  I've included the 15th Individual, Capt. WR Sullivan based upon NARA documents.

Lieut-Col. Wiley M. Reid(or Reed) was mentioned in General Forrest's correspondance on the results of Fort Pillow.  "Confederate Military History: Tennessee" mentions Lieut-Col. Wiley Reed was a Cumberland Presbyterian minister(page 282).  It also states that Lieut. Col. Reed investigated the series of atrocities of Col. Fielding Hurst of the 6th Tennessee(USA) Cavalry.  This report was passed on to General Forrest and can be found on page 118, Vol. XXXII, Part 3 of Official Records of the War.

Go to List of Casualities for complete list of 99 Confederate casualties at the Battle of Fort Pillow.

For updated version of this file, go to this link on custermen.com:  Fort Pillow KIA.





Fort Pillow State Historic Park (external link) is a 1,646-acre park located on Mississippi River about 60 miles north of Memphis, TN on Hiway 51 near Henning.  The park has an Intrepretive Center & Museum, a Nature Center, a lake, campgrounds and hiking trails covering the three tiers of breastworks.  The park is a nice place to hike and fish and is covered with dense foilage in summer.

 
   Photo of interior of inner breastworks of Fort Pillow.  The breastworks face away from the Mississippi River.
   Another battery was positioned below the bluffs, next to the river.  The Union troops retreated to this position
   on the Battle of April 12.

 
  Another Photo taken from on top of the inner breastworks.   On other side, the earth sloped down to a moat, which served as temporary burial for the Union dead.  The trees would have been removed to allow a clear field of fire.  The Confederates had to hurry to bury them while  being shelled from a river boat.


 
   Remains of the outer breastworks of Fort Pillow.  These outer breastworks were part of the fort in 1862
   when it
was manned by approximately 10,000 Confederate troops.  This area is part of the Park's hiking trails.




Go to List of Casualities for complete list of 99 Confederate casualties at the Battle of Fort Pillow.

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