peteanddelmar
2nd Lieutenant
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2014
- Location
- Missouri
Wikipedia, citing "Some Great Big Civil War Encyclopedia".
" Before leaving the field, some African-American soldiers of the 2nd Kansas Colored regiment shot Confederate wounded near Rice’s line in retaliation for the shooting of African-American soldiers who were trying to surrender at Poison Spring and the killing of wounded African-American soldiers at Marks’ Mill".[36]
It is saddening to me that the racial hatred of Missourians and Arkansans had caused them to slaughter wounded or surrendering black troops in 2 previous battles before Jenkin's Ferry. What they did then caused payback by the 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry as they responded in kind.
I know Fort Pillow is famous, but these depredations so close to home sadden me. I suppose it probably happened all over the war z0ne, but I hate it.
" Before leaving the field, some African-American soldiers of the 2nd Kansas Colored regiment shot Confederate wounded near Rice’s line in retaliation for the shooting of African-American soldiers who were trying to surrender at Poison Spring and the killing of wounded African-American soldiers at Marks’ Mill".[36]
It is saddening to me that the racial hatred of Missourians and Arkansans had caused them to slaughter wounded or surrendering black troops in 2 previous battles before Jenkin's Ferry. What they did then caused payback by the 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry as they responded in kind.
I know Fort Pillow is famous, but these depredations so close to home sadden me. I suppose it probably happened all over the war z0ne, but I hate it.