Alice Williamson Diary

Nathan Bedford Forrest

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Nathan Bedford Forrest was born July 13 1821, in Bedford City, Tn. He died October 29 1877, in Memphis, Tn. Prior to the war, he was a planter and a slave dealer. His war service includes:

• 1861 Pvt. in Confederate army
• Raised 7th Tennessee Cavalry
• Lt. Col. Fort Donelson
• Col. of 3rd Tennessee Cavalry, Shiloh (wounded)
• July 1862 Brig. Gen.
• Raided communications in Tennessee, Chickamauga
• December 1863 Maj. Gen., Given independent command, Fort Pillow and Brice's Cross Roads
• Commanded cavalry in Hood's Franklin and Nashville campaign
• February 1865 Lt. Gen. Selma

After the war he was a planter and a railroad president. He was touted as the greatest cavalry leader of the war. He was also associated with the Ku Klux Klan for a time after the War.

(from funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/cong_f.html )

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