The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-04-22
Re-Capture of Fort Pillow by the Rel.
eis-Our Loss 500.
Cairo. April IA

evening from MtihpHlS, pa'scO TOEl III
low und.r a flag Of truce. the rebels tav
log possession. On Tuesday morning For
resi-, Chalmers and McCul ough with from
5000 to 5000 men attacked the fnr'
which was garrisonet by battalion OF
the 18Th Tennessee cavalry. numbering
800, and 200 negroes. Some citizens also
were inside and fought well.
The women and children went over on
the island. The enemy hid and fired from
behind the hills most Of the time. The,
demanded surrender three times wi;hou'
effect. At last they foImed in two Coz
umus and made a direc, assault. All the
troops in the fort fought Ike heroes until
the rebels were seen on lhe top Of tie
breast works, when the negroes gave WAY
and ran down uuder the river bank
w bite troops were ordered up 10 take
their place. tu, ,he derangemen, Of our
ines could not BE- remedied, and the en-
env poured in. forcing the federaIs back
10 'he river. Here they were compete
to give no Gunhoat No 7 threw 24o
shells, but they did not do much dan~e-
TO the enemy. The rebels took three 6
ponnders. They found :hem spiked 10y
our troops. They Sc, fire 10 everything
combustIble. burning all the houses in lie
town The negroes who had taken re
fuge under the river bank were s;.ot a.
discovered. notwithstanding ,he surrender
Some 49 white troops were also SHOT and
wounded after ;he surrender.
Do.,l L. e a. e..
killed early in The sc'ion. Mnj Bradford
then took command and was taken rrl--
oner. II is reported ,ha, he afterwards
escaped
The eremy took about 100 prisoners,
ard wounded 65. The remainder were
killed. t.
When the Platte Valley left, last even
ing, the rebels were still there, though
they expressed no determination to remain
All the dead have been buried. The citi
zans had returned. The for,ifca'ion. had
been destroyed, and the houses consun-
Ell
The fight began At S a. M, and ended
at 4 D. m. The 18th Tennessee cavalry
deserve the highest praise for the brave
manner in which they fought. The rebel
oss is not knosn.
Washington April i6.
Yesterday afternoon q, five o'clock. dis
patches were received here from Gen
Sherman, confirming the surrender Of For,
Pillow and the brutal conduct Of the reh
els, Immediately afterwards. which bids
f,i To no p,y,t ., ti.,cl -, hot,
in due time. Tee Star saws according to
Gen. Sherman. cur lass WAS. 52 whi'a
troops killed and 100 wounded. and 900
black troops were murdered in cold blood
afier the surreader
Fort Pillow is an isolated post. Of no
value whatever, to the defense Of Colum-
bus. and utterly untenabi- hv he rebels
who have no doubt, LETT that virniv ere
this. having been disappointed in the oh>
ject OF their RAID. which! WAS the capture
Of Columbus, from whence they we've
I',Uurpd. &''i severely reVu-ed. with no
los To us. We are satisfied that ,lue in
vestqa'ion will 81 ". ,ha, The loss Of For,
Pillow wgs simply The result nf mistake .
of the local commander who occupied il
so.;;;nAt direct orders. The rebels, accord
ine to Official dis catches read here last rv-
ernc, effected nothing At paducaih:, losing
a man ter eve'v horse they siicce'hed in
stealing, and doing us no further damage
than a few thefts.
From the Cairo News, April Is.
Yesterday evening our worst fears res
Il, L.
rized by the arrival of the steamer Platte
Valley, with portion Of the survivors of
the fort. The steamer renamed at The
.harf but a short .isne, proceeding TO
Mound City with the dad and wounded
soldiers. consequently we were unable to
obtain the fall particulars Of the affair.
hbou: daylight on tuesday morning
our pickles before The fo9i we're driven in
with consilerable loss. The rebels were
in large force supposed TO oe 5000 nrong
-cava'ry, with Two pieces of artillery
Those attacking from the north and cas-:
ed men were stationed to cut off the re-
treat. At o'clock the frs. stack on
The works commenced. but VA. success
fully repulsed Font Pillow consist. OF
two or three small works, surrounded b,
wall and ditch, one of the walls he,np
higher than the other and comDand. the
for. as we'll AZ the river The fo,t is yer,
strong and. if tuliv manned, could te held
again.: anv land force which could be-
brought against j..
The garrison consisted Of about 35n
men Of the 18th Tennc>.ee Cavalry. M
der Mai. Booth. aud few ci'iz-ns who
went To the for, to help defend 1t. and
ahnut 200 negro snlhiers. The for.
mounted six guns II FOUNDERS. The
rehals were comm ande,i b, Gen Chalmers
Grn Lee however arrived on the ground
before the 6grt began. and assumed com
mand.
The firing was very h,i>k for a short
time, when flag Of .ruce was sent in. de-
manding an unconditional surrender,
which Msj Booth, PROMPTLY refused -
While the flag Of truce WAS flving. Lee
pursued the same infamous conr>s "A did
torres, At Paducah, AMI posted his men
for renewal Of me attack, advancing
them cautiously and securing more favor
able positions, when second assault ws-
made, but with no more favorable results
than WAS the 6rst, tho rebels being driven
baci: with grea. slaughter. Every mau
f+'gh' il-s a tsrr, feeling wi ssguret