Pulaski riot freedmen gathered at the door of the store, some eighteen whites rushed and shot at them at close range. They murdered one man, mortally wounded another, and injured four. No white was injured or prosecuted. The incident was investigated by the Freedmen's Bureau office of Nashville, Tennessee. In December 1865, white Confederate veterans had founded the Ku Klux Klan, a secret vigilante organization, in Pulaski. Chapters had been started in numerous other towns in Tennessee and other states. Members generally operated in groups and often threatened intended victims at night, trying to suppress black political actions and sometimes economic enterprises.
Casimir Pulaski in United States are named after him, as are numerous streets, parks and structures, such as the Pulaski Bridge or the Pulaski Skyway. There is also a number of educational, academic, and Polish-American institutions named after him. A US Navy submarine, , has been named for him, as was a 19th-century United States Revenue Cutter Service cutter. A Polish frigate, ORP "Generał Kazimierz Pułaski", is also named after Pulaski. Fort Pulaski, active during the American Civil War, is named in honor of Casimir Pulaski. A statue commemorating Pulaski titled General Casimir Pulaski stands at the eastern end of Freedom Plaza