Their marriage of thirty-two years produced one son and a daughter who died in infancy. Richard L. Fuchs, author of An Unerring Fire, concluded: The affair at Fort Pillow was simply an orgy of death, a mass lynching to satisfy the basest of conductintentional murderfor the vilest of reasonsracism and personal enmity. Forrest's notoriety only increased . He and his twin sister were the first of their parents' 10 children. Oops, something didn't work. [144] Another member wrote, "N. B. Nathan went after the murderers, killing two and wounding two others. [26], Nathan Bedford Forrest was a tall man who stood sixfeet twoinches (1.88m) in height and weighed about 180 pounds (13st; 82kg);[27][28][29][30] He was noted as having a "striking and commanding presence" by Union Captain Lewis Hosea, an aide to Gen. James H. Wilson. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife Mary are no longer resting at Health Sciences Park as of Monday, June 7th, at 9:01 a.m. The infantry, tired, weary and suffering under the heat, were quickly broken and sent into mass retreat. [31] He was known as a tireless rider in the saddle and a skilled swordsman. [69] Forrest was thought to have been fatally wounded by Gould but he recovered and was ready to fight in the Chickamauga Campaign. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Montgomery Shelby S9866 White's Co. [170], Forrest testified before the Congressional investigation of Klan activities on June 27, 1871. Just three years later, William died, leaving Nathan to care for his mother and several siblings. [217] Union General William Tecumseh Sherman called him "that devil Forrest" in wartime communications with Ulysses S. Grant and considered him "the most remarkable man our civil war produced on either side".[218][219][4]. For other uses, see, Klan prosecution and Congressional testimony (1871), sfn error: no target: CITEREFSelect_CommitteePolandScott1872 (, church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, List of American Civil War generals (Confederate), Nathan Bedford Forrest bust in the Tennessee General Assembly building, Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials, "Tennessee to remove bust of Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from state Capitol", "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nathan Bedford Forrest Boyhood Home", "Lieutenant-General N. B. Forrest and His Campaigns", "Civil War Myths, Mistakes and Fabrications", "The Fort Pillow Massacre. This browser does not support getting your location. Their fort turned out to be a great slaughter pen. Obelisks in his memory were placed at his birthplace in Chapel Hill, Tennessee and at Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park near Camden.[194]. The white men fared but little better. [215], Forrest is considered one of the Civil War's most brilliant tacticians by the historian Spencer C. Many in the north, including President Grant, backed the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, that gave voting rights to Americans regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". After the age of 8, Bill grew up as an only child. The members are sworn to recognize the government of the United States Its objects originally were protection against Loyal Leagues and the Grand Army of the Republic". . [114] He continued to oppose Union efforts in the West for the remainder of the war. He got involved in trading cattle and horses, and a slave trader, which was not an unusual profession at the time. The Republicans had nominated one of Forrest's battle adversaries, Union war hero Ulysses S. Grant, for the Presidency at their convention held in October. [246] The City Council then voted on December 20, 2017, to sell Health Sciences Park to Memphis Greenspace, a new non-profit corporation not subject to the Heritage Protection Act, which removed the statue and another of Jefferson Davis that same evening. When he received news of Lee's surrender, Forrest surrendered as well. Object Number - UPL 35401 - Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III (Arlington National Cemetery) Killed In Action (KIAn)in the loss of B-17 #42-30164 on the Kiel mission 13 June 1943. In 1866, Forrest and C.C. Learn more about managing a memorial . The Confederate army dispatched him with a small force into the backcountry of northern Alabama and western Georgia to defend against an attack of 3,000 Union cavalrymen commanded by Colonel Abel Streight. [9] In the last years of his life, Forrest insisted he had never been a member,[10] and made public calls for black advancement. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY FORRESTmarried Jane Taylor Cook Forrestandhad 3children. [80] The fort was manned by 557 Union troops, 295 white and 262 black, under Union commander Maj. L.F. He seemed to be a natural military genius with an intuitive grasp not only of tactics, but also of logistics. He passed away in 1908.[1]. Without in any way referring to the merits of the cause in which we have been engaged, your courage and determination, as exhibited on many hard fought fields, has elicited the respect and admiration of friend and foe. In the wake of the Confederate victory at Chickamauga in September 1863, Forrest urged Bragg to pursue the defeated Federals, but he did not. 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For the third time in his military career, Forrest created a new command of recruits and conscripts around a nucleus of battle-tested veterans. Fort Pillow Massacre Historians still argue over Forrests responsibility for the Fort Pillow Massacre, in which many Union African American troops were killed. The native Tennesseean had amassed a fortune, which he estimated at $1,500,000, as a slave trader and plantation owner before enlisting in the Confederate army as a private in Josiah H. White's cavalry company on June 14, 1861. This unit, which varied in size from 40 to 90 men, constituted the elite of his cavalry. Forrest recovered and began thinking about his future. Forrest became involved sometime in late 1866 or early 1867. [241], In 2000, a monument to Forrest was unveiled in Selma, Alabama. [80] Booth and his adjutant were killed in the battle, leaving Fort Pillow under the command of Major William Bradford. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. He has published scholarly papers and popular articles for both children and adults. Many of the blacks were former slaves and understood the personal consequences of a loss to the Confederates at best an immediate return to slavery. His only son, Nathan Bedford Forrest III, was a senior officer of the United States Army Air Forces killed in action in the European Theater of World War II. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Streight had orders to cut the Confederate railroad south of Chattanooga, Tennessee to seal off Bragg's supply line and force him to retreat into Georgia. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis at the Battle of Brices Crossroads in northeastern Mississippi. [129], On July 5, 1875, Forrest gave a speech before the Independent Order of Pole-Bearers Association, a post-war organization of black Southerners advocating to improve the economic condition of black people and to gain equal rights for all citizens. Year should not be greater than current year. He was a Brigadier General of the United States Army Air Forces, and the first American general to be killed in battle in Europe; his remains are buried at Arlington National Cemetery on grounds that formerly belonged to his great-grandfathers commanding general, Robert E. Lee. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Nathan Bedford Forrest was born to William and Miriam Beck Forrest in Bedford County, Tennessee in 1821. based on information from your browser. I hope I am a better man now than then. In August, a historical society called Friends of Forrest moved forward with plans for a new, larger monument, which was to be 12 feet high, illuminated by LED lights, surrounded by a wrought-iron fence and protected by 24-hour security cameras. Enter a grandparent's name. CSA 18211877, one of the South's finest heroes. Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, who is black, blocked the move. After properly introducing himself, Forrest asked permission to call on Mary Ann. In 1869, Forrest expressed disillusionment with the lack of discipline in the white supremacist terrorist group across the South,[8] and issued a letter ordering the dissolution of the Ku Klux Klan as well as the destruction of its costumes; he then withdrew from the organization. Try again later. [203][204] A monument to Forrest at a corner of Veterans Plaza in Rome, Georgia was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1909 to honor his bravery for saving Rome from Union Army Colonel Abel Streight and his cavalry.[205]. [224] Though it was a novel and succinct condensation of the military principles of mass and maneuver, Bruce Catton writes of the spurious quote: Do not, under any circumstances whatever, quote Forrest as saying 'fustest' and 'mostest'. When he expressed his opinion to one of General Forrest's granddaughters, she replied after a pause, "You know, we never thought much of Mr. Lincoln in my family". Forrest County, Mississippi is named after him, as is Forrest City, Arkansas. The effort was spearheaded by Take 'Em Down 901, an organization dedicated to removing Confederate iconography, which was founded by activist Tami Sawyer. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. 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