Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act
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- Stage
- Committee hearing
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- House
- Sponsors
- 15
- Latest action
- Jan 14, 2026
What it does
The Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, Tennessee, to evaluate its national significance and determine whether it should be designated as a unit of the National Historic Park System. The bill focuses on the site’s Civil War history, particularly the 1864 Fort Pillow Massacre involving United States Colored Troops, and its subsequent recognition as a state park, National Register of Historic Places listing, and National Historic Landmark. If the study concludes favorably, the site could be elevated to federal protection as a National Battlefield Park,…
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