ST, _Commanding Confederate Forces_:

GENERAL: Your demand for the surrender of United States forces
under my command received. I ask one hour for consultation with
my officers and the commander of gunboat No. 7, at this place. I
have the honor to be

Your obedient servant,
L. F. BOOTH,
_Major, Commanding U. S. Forces, Fort Pillow_.

Major L. F. BOOTH, _Commanding United States Forces_:

I do not demand the surrender of the gunboat No. 7. I ask only
for the surrender of Fort Pillow, with men and munitions of war.
You have twenty minutes for consideration. At the expiration of
that time, if you do not capitulate, I will assault your works.

Your obedient servant,
FORREST, _Major-General, Commanding_.

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, }
FORT PILLOW, TENNESSEE, April 12, 1864.}

Major-General FORREST, _Commanding Confederate Forces_:

GENERAL: Your second demand for the surrender of my forces is
received. Your demand will not be complied with.

Your obedient servant,
L. F. BOOTH, Major,
_Commanding U. S. Forces, Fort Pillow_.

I give you the above for your own satisfaction from memory. I
think it is true in substance. My present condition would
preclude the idea of this being an official statement.

I am, Colonel, your obedient servant,
JOHN T. YOUNG,
_Captain, Company A, Twenty-fourth Mo. Inf. Vols_.

CAPTAIN J. T. YOUNG TO MAJOR-GENERAL FORREST.

CAHABA, ALABAMA, May 19, 1864.

Major-General FORREST, _C. S. A._:

GENERAL: Your request, made through Judge P. T. Scroggs, that I
should make a statement of the treatment of the Federal dead and
wounded at Fort Pillow, has been made known to me. Details from
Federal prisoners were made to collect the dead and wounded. The
dead were buried by their surviving comrades. I saw no ill
treatment of their wounded on the evening of the battle, or next
morning. My friend, Lieutenant Leaming, Adjutant Thirteenth
Tennessee Cavalry, was left wounded in the sutler's store near
the fort, also a lieutenant Sixth U. S. Artillery; both were
alive next morning, and sent on board U. S. transport