The Ft Pillow Massacre is a misnomer, it was a Battle where lots of men died but no one was massacreed. It was one of those Federal papers distorting the story to (a) sell papers and (b) get more sympathy for black soldiers in the anti-black Union States. It also was a Great recruiting tool to get more blacks to enlist. But it wasn't a massacre. Go to the SHAPE board and and read David's post on ""Need a Little Help?"" Also Brew Whitely posted a good one too.