General Nathan Bedford Forrest, C.S.A.

General Nathan Bedford Forrest, C.S.A.

(Photograph appears to be retouched to show him with the rank of brigadier general. Original photograph appears to show him as colonel of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry.) Forrest enlisted into service shortly after Tennessee seceded and was soon authorized to raise a battalion of cavalry, which he did wi...

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General Nathan Bedford Forrest, C.S.A.
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Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Tennessee; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Photograph appears to be retouched to show him with the rank of brigadier general. Original photograph appears to show him as colonel of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry.) Forrest enlisted into service shortly after Tennessee seceded and was soon authorized to raise a battalion of cavalry, which he did with personal funds. Forrest was elected a lieutenant colonel in October 1861. After promoting through the grades, Forrest was promoted to brigadier general in July 1862, major general in December 1863, and lieutenant general in February 1865. Major campaigns and battles include Fort Donelson. Shiloh (wounded), Murfreesboro, the Kentucky campaign, West Tennessee, the Tullahoma campaign, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Okalona, Fort Pillow, Brice's Cross Roads, Tupelo (wounded), the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, Nashville, and Selma. Following the war, Forrest returned to Mississippi, where he farmed and engaged in several business ventures. Forrest was also one of the early members of the Ku Klux Klan. He died in Memphis, Tennessee, in October 1879 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling Q0000000261Q261General Nathan Bedford Forrest, C.S.A.(Photograph appears to be retouched to show him with the rank of brigadier general. Original photograph appears to show him as colonel of the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry.) Forrest enlisted into service shortly after Tennessee seceded and was soon authorized to raise a battalion of cavalry, which he did with personal funds. Forrest was elected a lieutenant colonel in October 1861. After promoting through the grades, Forrest was promoted to brigadier general in July 1862, major general in December 1863, and lieutenant general in February 1865. Major campaigns and battles include Fort Donelson. Shiloh (wounded), Murfreesboro, the Kentucky campaign, West Tennessee, the Tullahoma campaign, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Okalona, Fort Pillow, Brice's Cross Roads, Tupelo (wounded), the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, Nashville, and Selma. Following the war, Forrest returned to Mississippi, where he farmed and engaged in several business ventures. Forrest was also one of the early members of the Ku Klux Klan. He died in Memphis, Tennessee, in October 1879 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991.1862 circa1860-1869Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Tennessee; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsPollard, Charles T.Charles T. Pollard Confederate officers photograph albumLPP40, #20v8539Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00313http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6575
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