Union Artillery 6 Pound James Rifles
At the right of the Battery of Fort Pillow these two middle embrasures or openings in the parapet were fortified with two 6 pounder rifles. These were manned by members of Battery D, 2nd U.S. Light Artillery (colored). During the final assault on the fort, all Union artillery was largely ineffective because the guns could not be depressed enough to fire upon the Confederates on the steep terrain below.
Marker can be reached from Park Road (State Highway 207), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
