Congressman Cohen Introduces The Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act
March 01, 2023
March 01, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2023:
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced the Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act, legislation that would direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a resource study to determine whether the location of an infamous massacre of Black Union soldiers in the waning months of the Civil War qualify it as a National Park Service site.
The massacre, . . .
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced the Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act, legislation that would direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a resource study to determine whether the location of an infamous massacre of Black Union soldiers in the waning months of the Civil War qualify it as a National Park Service site.
The massacre, . . .