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.
USS Grosbeak (1865) exploded off Memphis, Tennessee, 27 April, 1865, Grosbeak rescued 60 to 80 survivors and transferred them to hospital. She also transported wounded men from boats further down the river to Memphis, Tennessee, for proper care. As the war ended, "Grosbeak" returned to Mound City and was sold there 17 August 1865. USS Grosbeak (1865) USS "Grosbeak" (1865) was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. "Grosbeak" was placed into service as a gunboat and assigned to the Union blockade of ports of the Confederate States of America. "Grosbeak", renamed from "Fanny", was purchased at Mound