Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Howard's Corps - Sheridan's Division - Wagner's Brigade
On the 12th, Forrest's Confederate cavalry surrounds Fort Pillow, on the Mississippi near Henning, TN. The subsequent Battle of Fort Pillow remains controversial to this day. Forrest routed the Union troops, a significant portion of whom were black. There were many reports of the killing of black Union troops while they were trying to surrender. A congressional committee investigated,. concluding that many men were in fact shot after surrendering.
General Howard takes command of the Fourth Army Corps, and inspects Wagner's division (this may be what was Sheridan's division, as Sheridan has left) on the 12th. It is unknown if the 40th Indiana has yet returned from furlough.
General Grant begins to send orders for the simultaneous advances of the Union armies in the spring campaign, planned to begin in May.
More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XXXII, Chapter XLIV, Part III, Correspondence, pp. 304-340.
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. p. 149-150.
- The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1II, Red River to Appomattox, Shelby Foote, pp. 318-320.
- Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Retreat With Honor, pp. 247-292.
- Decision In The West, The Atlanta Campaign of 1864, Albert Castel, pp, 79-103.
- Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, pp. 462-484.
- Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, pp. 396-494.
- Events: 1864
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