Pillow, Fort, Tenn

held by the Confederates with 6,000 troops and protected by eight ironclads under Commander Hollins. This place was captured by the Union flag officer, Davis, who a ailed it with a fleet of gunboats, and captured it June 4, 1862. The Confederate flotilla was utterly destroyed in le than an hour. Some ships had their boilers shot through and some were butted and sunk. The fire was then directed against the fort itself, which was speedily reduced, and evacuated by the garrison. The Union troops did not hold it long, however, abandoning it in consequence of operations on the Tenne ee River. In 1864 the fort was held by 550 Federals under Major Booth, 260 of these soldiers being negroes. The fort was a aulted April 13 and captured by the Confederate cavalryman, For rest, leading 4,0co soldiers. The first a ault was unsucce ful, but Booth was killed and Bradford, leader of the colored troops, took command. The Federals were a isted by their gunboat '‘ New Era,’’ but this aid availed little, because of the high banks of the river. For rest sent in a flag of truce demanding « surrender, which was refused. Another a ault was ordered and this time an entrance was gained. Nearly the whole garrison were killed. 97