Record Data(active tab)EventsMajor TopicsPeopleDocumentsImages Record Data Place Unit Type Location or Site Containing Unit Lauderdale County, TN Events Date Type 04/14/1862 In Tennessee, Union Navy mortar vessels begin the lengthy bombardment of Fort Pillow Battles/Soldiers 05/10/1862 Sharp half-hour naval engagement on the Mississippi River below Fort Pillow in Tennessee Battles/Soldiers Major Topics United States Colored Troops People Documents Images Massacre of Prisoners at Fort Pillow, April 12, 1864, artist's impression, zoomable image Fort Pillow, Henning, Tennessee, 1862, artist's impression, zoomable image