Pulaski riot addition to the riot, whites killed blacks in other local incidents, and conducted campaigns of general harassment against freedmen and their sympathizers in the area. The riot was a demonstration of the KKK's growing power in Giles County, and the Middle Tennessee area. KKK members were said to commit more than 1,300 murders during the run up the Election of 1868. Most of the violence were directed towards blacks to intimidate them and break Republican support, though "carpetbagger" and "scalawag" whites were also targeted. Pulaski riot The Pulaski riot was a race riot that occurred in Pulaski, Tennessee, on January
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