Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Friday, April 18, 2014

by John Beauchamp Jones

            APRIL 18TH.—Cleared away in the night—frost. To-day it clouded up again!

            We have an account from the West, to the effect that Forrest stormed Fort Pillow, putting all the garrison, but one hundred, to the sword; there being 700 in the fort—400 negroes.