Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest

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                                  FORREST
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   FORREST, GEN. NATHAN BEDFORD, born in Tennessee, July 13, 1821. Raised
   a Confederate cavalry regiment and was engaged at Fort Donelson,
   Shiloh, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga. Made major-general and
   commanded attack on Fort Pillow April, 1864. Promoted to
   lieutenant-general. Defeated by Wilson at Gainesville April, 1865, and
   a month later surrendered. Noted for his dsh as a cavalry leader.
   Engaged in railroad business after the war. Died October 29, 1877.