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	Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877)
		Forrest was born to a poor middle Tennessee family in the Bedford County town of Chapel Hill.
		Forrest was one of the first men to grasp the doctrines of "mobile warfare" that became prevalent in the 20th century.
		Forrest lost almost all his fortune during the war, since much of it was invested in slaves, and of what was left, he gave much to the men who had served under him, but who had come home to find they had nothing.
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	Nathan Bedford Forrest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nathan Bedford Forrest was born to a poor Scots-Irish family in the Marshall County town of Chapel Hill, Tennessee.
		Forrest's early successes gained a promotion (July) to brigadier general and he was given command of a Confederate cavalry brigade.
		In 1869, Forrest, disagreeing with its increasingly violent tactics, ordered the Klan to disband, stating that it was "being perverted from its original honorable and patriotic purposes, becoming injurious instead of subservient to the public peace." Many of its groups in other parts of the country ignored the order and continued to function.
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	Nathan Bedford Forrest
		At the same time, and apart from the question of their utility, Forrest's raids were uniformly bold and skilful, and are his chief title to fame in the history of the cavalry arm.
		On the 10th of June Forrest decisively defeated a superior Federal force at Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi, and throughout the year, though the greatest efforts were made by the Federals to crush him, he raided in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama with almost unvarying success.
		Forrest was the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan in 1867, later splitting from the organization as it grew more violent.
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	Nathan Bedford Forrest
		He undertook this work with such devotion and energy, that while neglecting his own education he provided liberally for that of his brothers and sisters, and going into business at Memphis became able to purchase a large plantation, and at the outbreak of the war was one of the wealthiest planters in Tennessee.
		Forrest had only 3,200 men, but at Brice's Cross Roads he struck the straggling Federal column at its head, crushed that, and then in detail routed successive brigades until Sturgis had suffered one of the most humiliating defeats of the war, losing all his trains and a third of his men.
		Reorganizing his beaten forces Smith again advanced with reinforcements from Memphis, and Forrest was compelled to foil the enemy by taking half his force and making a sixty-hour ride to Memphis, the daring entry of which compelled Smith's rapid retreat.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest.htm (821 words)

	TN State Parks: Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park
		The park was named for General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the intrepid Confederate cavalry leader, who on November 4, 1864, attacked and destroyed the federal supply and munitions depot at (Old) Johnsonville at the mouth of Trace Creek.
		Forrest was one of the greatest military tacticians and leaders of the American Civil War.
		Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park is proud to announce the addition of 7 new cabins at the park.
	www.state.tn.us /environment/parks/NBForrest/index.shtml (781 words)

	Forrest, Nathan Bedford - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Forrest commanded all the cavalry under John Bell Hood in that general's Tennessee campaign (Nov.-Dec., 1864) and was promoted to lieutenant general (Feb., 1865).
		Forrest, probably the greatest Confederate cavalryman, is one of the most interesting figures of the war.
		A billboard depicting General Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Battle of Selma in the Civil War welcomes travelers into Selma, Alabama, on U.S. Route 80, the route of the civil rights march 40 years befo
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-forrestn1.html (425 words)

	Biography - Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest IN Chapter UDC
		Nathan Bedford Forrest and his twin sister were the second and third children born to William and Mariam Forrest.
		Bedford Forrest was essentially uneducated, spending his youth clearing land, and working in fields.
		Bedford's health continued to decline, and slightly over one year later, on October 29, 1877, General Nathan Bedford Forrest died at the age of fifty-six.
	www.natchezbelle.org /udc/general-forrest.htm (880 words)

	Forrest (Nathan Bedford) Papers, 1866-1868 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821 in Bedford County, Tennessee.
		Forrest died at the age of 56 on October 29, 1877 in Memphis, Tennessee.
		Forrest talks of his ruination because of the Fort Pillow controversy and his plans to clear his name.
	www.navarrocollege.edu /library/civilwar/finding_aids/a_f/forrest.htm (565 words)

	NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST, CSA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on July 13, 1821, the son of a poor flsmith.
		At the age of 16, young Forrest was forced to take responsibility for the large family.
		It is highly unlikely, however, that all the Union casualties at Fort Pillow were necessary for Forrest and his troops to simply take the garrison; and that the Confederate forces were entirely without malice.
	www.multied.com /Bio/CWcGENS/CSAForrest.html (386 words)

	Nathan Beford Forrest And His Campaigns
		Forrest, charging in among them with pistol and sabre, pursued to within one hundred and fifty yards of the division in line of battle, while cries of "kill him," "knock him off his horse," were heard all around him.
		Forrest, though a great strategist, trusted largely for tactics and many military details to officers under him; and if Wheeler had remained second to Forrest, as he was perfectly willing to do, a more splendid combination for cavalry operations could scarcely have been made.
		One peculiarity of Forrest's fighting was his almost reckless use of artillery, and on this occasion he had eight pieces of artillery that were boldly handled by Captain Morton, a beardless youth, with the face of a woman and the courage of a lion.
	www.civilwarhome.com /forrestcampaigns.htm (10225 words)

	Civil War Explorer > Nathan Bedford Forrest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee on July 13, 1821.
		Forrest had no military training but he proved to be a brilliant—and controversial—commander in the Confederate forces.
		Forrest, who had been riding far in advance of his troops, was badly wounded but seized a Union soldier and used him as a shield to make his escape.
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	FORREST, NATHAN BEDFORD
		As a result of Forrest's raid, the offensive by General Don Carlos Buell was delayed in its march from Corinth, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
		A born military genius, Forrest's military wisdom could be summed up in the advisory: "Get there first with the most men." Fearless to the point of having been wounded four times and having 29 horses shot from under him, he was reputed to have personally killed or wounded 30 Union troopers in hand-to-hand combat.
		Forrest, on the other hand, denied that it was a massacre as his men claimed that the Negro troops picked up their guns again after having surrendered and suffered the consequences.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /_AAA/NB2.htm (822 words)

	Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest - The Wizard of the Saddle - Confederate Cavalry Commander
		Nathan Bedford Forrest was born July 13, 1821, in Bedford County, Tennessee, the son of William and Marian Beck Forrest.
		Forrest was wounded while covering the Confederate retreat following the Battle of Shiloh, and was made brigadier general in July 1862.
		Forrest’s most impressive victory came at Brice’s Cross Roads in Mississippi, where, against a force over twice the size of his own, he succeeded in putting his enemies to confused flight.
	www.swcivilwar.com /forrest.html (463 words)

	Nathan Bedford Forrest Biography
		Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) was born near Chapel Hill in Bedford County, Tennessee.
		Uneducated but not illiterate, Nathan Bedford Forrest was a natural tactician who earned the praise of his enemies.
		Forrest was assigned to an area further west.
	www.geocities.com /hattiesburg_history/nathan_bedford_forrest.html (752 words)

	Amazon.fr : Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography: Livres en anglais: Jack Hurst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathan Bedford Forrest was the only soldier to rise from the rank of private to general during the U.S. Civil War.
		Hurst presents a balanced, well-documented study of Nathan Bedford Forrest, whom many consider to be the most brilliant general of the Civil War.
		With his guerrilla tactics Forrest revolutionized the way armies fought, but he was never fully accepted by his fellow generals because of his lack of military education.
	www.amazon.fr /Nathan-Bedford-Forrest-Jack-Hurst/dp/067974830X (491 words)

	Nathan Bedford Forrest
		Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the military geniuses of American history, was born July 13, 1821, in Bedford County, the son of William and Marian Beck Forrest.
		Forrest was a man who did not believe in letting anyone who was fighting against him win and live.
		Forrest was eager to learn about this powerful organization so he went to Nashville Tennessee to see Captain John Morton, his chief of artillery during the war.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /forrest.html (971 words)

	Nathan Bedford Forrest
		Nathan Bedford Forrest History The following information was taken from the book, "That Devil Forrest"; copies of information from the Cossitt Library, Memphis, TN., and copies of newspaper clippings from the Memphis Paper, News Scimitar, IGI Records Church of the Latter Day Saints.
		Jeffrey (sixth son): Colonel of a Cavalry, commanded a Brigade in his brother Nathan's division at the Battle of Okalona and was shot through the neck and died when leading the charge in 1863.
		Fifth Generation: Grandfather William Montgomery Forrest: Captain Forrest was with his father Nathan Bedford Forrest in all the campaigns that caused the world to ring with his fame.
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	Nathan Bedford Forrest Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Nathan Bedford Forrest, eldest son of his family, was born near Chapel Hill, Tenn., on July 13, 1821.
		In planning this action Forrest had taken account of weather, terrain, the condition of his own and of enemy troops, deployment of the enemy column, time, and distance in a deft blending of strategy, tactics, and logistics.
		Forrest thought Bragg unfair, jealous, and discriminatory regarding the Chickamauga campaign, and he took his grievance to President Jefferson Davis.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/nathan-bedford-forrest (581 words)

	Nathan Bedford Forrest, That Devil Forrest, Wizard of the Saddle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Forrest disdained the weak-kneed surrender conference of the Confederate generals, stormed out of the room, then led his cavalry (and a body of infantry) past the Union lines without a shot being fired.
		Forrest, backed with paltry infantry managed to cover the retreat of crippled Army of Tennessee, but the signals for 1865 were bad.
		Forrest’s Cavalry Corps was the main strength of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana, but James Wilson had more and better-armed Union cavalry.
	ehistory.osu.edu /uscw/features/people/bio.cfm?PID=32 (1031 words)

	Nathan Bedford Forrest
		Nathan Bedford Forrest never said "I git thar fustest with the mostest men," as is so often attributed.
		It became clear later that Forrest had never ordered it, though his "no quarter" threat before the battle certainly contributed to the mind-set of the men and it became clear he had lost control of them during the latter stages of the battle.
		Nathan Bedford Forrest went to his grave vehemently denying any association with the Ku Klux Klan, to which it has been argued he was the first Grand Wizard.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/museum/63/profiles/csa/forrest.html (655 words)

	Nathan Bedford Forrest
		FORREST, Nathan Bedford, soldier, born in Bedford County, Tennessee, 13 July 1821; died in Memphis, Tennessee, 29 October 1877.
		He was in command of the Confederate forces that attacked Fort Pillow in April 1864, and, while negotiations for the surrender of the fort were in progress under a flag of truce, moved troops into favorable positions that they could not have gained at any other time.
		The excuse given by Forrest's men was, that the flag of the fort had not been hauled down in token of surrender.
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	Nathan Forrest
		Nathan Forrest was born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, on 13th July, 1821.
		Forrest was badly wounded but after he recovered he conducted raids on the Union Army.
		Sherman was quoted as saying that Forrest had to be "hunted down and killed even if it costs 10,000 lives and bankrupts the Federal treasury." Forrest joined John B. Hood for the Nashville campaign and was still creating havoc when Robert E. Lee surrendered on 9th April, 1865.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACWforrest.htm (924 words)

	Amazon.com: That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest: Books: John A. Wyeth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Forrest and of Forrest's Cavalry,: With Portraits, Maps, and Illustrations by Thomson Jordan
		Forrest did not believe in plumbed hats, jackboots or riding around the Union army to prove a point to the Union troops and his Father-in-law.
		Forrest was one of the few who earned the right to fill the ranks of those who fell.
	www.amazon.com /That-Devil-Forrest-General-Bedford/dp/0807115789 (3022 words)

	NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nathan Bedford Forrest's paternal grandparents, had originally moved from Virginia, before the Revolution, to North Carolina.
		Forrest enlisted in the Confederate Army in June of 1861.
		Nathan Bedford Forrest, "Wizard of the Saddle," died in Memphis TN, October 29, 1877 and is buried in Forrest Park, Memphis, TN http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=355
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