“Fort Pillow proved to be a volatile arena of human emotions that easily got out of hand and, until the demand for violence had been satiated in blood, difficult to bring back under control, even for a force of nature as powerful as Nathan Bedford Forrest.” American Civil WarCivil War Western Theater Book:The River Was Dyed with Blood: Nathan Bedford Forrest and Fort Pillow Source: The River Was Dyed with Blood: Nathan Bedford Forrest and Fort Pillow