Bill > HR926

This bill proposes a special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Tennessee, focusing on its significant Civil War history. The bill provides extensive historical context about the Fort Pillow Massacre of April 12, 1864, where Confederate forces brutally killed Union troops, including 262 United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.), after violating a flag of truce. The findings highlight the massacre's profound impact on the Civil War, noting that it became a rallying cry for the 209,147 U.S.C.T. who subsequently contributed to the Union's victory. The park, which currently spans 1,642 acres and includes a Civil War museum, hiking trail, camping ground, and picnic area, has been a Tennessee State Park since 1971 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1974. The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the site's national significance and determine whether it should be designated as a unit of the National Historic Park System, with the ultimate goal of preserving and commemorating this important Civil War historical site.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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