CHAPTER XVI.
CAPTURE OF FORT PILLOW AND BATTLE OF MEMPHIS.
The Siege of Fort Pillow .-- General Pope .-- His Reputation for Veracity .-- Capture of the "Ten Thousand."-- Naval Battle above Fort Pillow .-- The _John H.Dickey_ .-- Occupation of the Fort .-- General Forrest .-- Strength of the Fortifications .-- Their Location .-- Randolph, Tennessee .-- Memphis and her Last Ditch .-- Opening of the Naval Combat .-- Gallant Action of Colonel Ellet .-- Fate of the Rebel Fleet .-- The People Viewing the Battle .-- Their Conduct..