Bruno Weiss Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 Or, the Yankee Prisons at Elmira, NY, and Point Lookout, MD. A good long stay at either might tend to leave a feller or two with the impression that no-quarter was paybacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 Oh, I'm not saying it was out of character for Forrest - he was a bastard. But he was not a hick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAT Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Chupacabra: Hell, Nathan Bedford Forrest was the first Grand Wizard of the Klan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unless you've heard of the Fort Pillow Massacre, in which case it makes more sense then you might think. VL, you always have interesting facts. No, I haven't heard. Please tell all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 Go here to learn more about Fort Pillow: National Park Service It was, still is, controversial and a debated topic, as are the death rolls for Confederate prisoners at Union prisons with colored troops as guards. I wasn't sure myself, where the statement about Fort Pillow was supposed to take us. [ November 03, 2002, 11:45 AM: Message edited by: Bruno Weiss ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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