The Battle of Fort Pillow (April 12, 1864). In April 1864, the Union garrison at Fort Pillow, a Confederate-built earthen fortification and a Union-built .
Welcome to Fort Pillow State Historic Park! The 1642 acre Fort Pillow, located in Lauderdale County on the Chickasaw Bluffs overlooking the Mississippi Fort Pillow was occupied throughout most of the War Between the States by 10 and other Confederate loses to the north and east of Fort Pillow, the main Fort Pillow Civil War battle summary. Description: In April 1864, the Union garrison at Fort Pillow, a Confederate-built earthen fortification and a Fort Pillow, Tenn., was an earthwork fort situated on a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and one of many garrisons the Union used to protect its