Henning, Tennessee
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Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 871 at the 2020 census.
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Alex Haley's boyhood home and his grave beside the home (2007)
Historical marker in front of Alex Haley's boyhood home (2007)
Battle of Fort Pillow
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The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battl
Henning, Tennessee
…871 at the 2020 census. Founded in the late 1800s, the town is named after prominent businessman and railway official William H. Henning. The infamous Battle of Fort Pillow, a Civil War victory for the Confederates, took place near Henning. Here, nearly 300 black troops serving in the Union Army were massacred after…
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