Half brother of Kitty (Kittie) Ann Williams and Mathew Dunn Forrest, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8578580, Capt Forrest Tenn Cav Confederate States Army. After his cavalry captured a Union artillery battery, he broke out of a siege headed by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, rallying nearly 4,000 troops and leading them to escape across the Cumberland River. The Confederate . A common report is that Forrest arrived in Nashville in April 1867 while the Klan was meeting at the Maxwell House Hotel, probably at the encouragement of a state Klan leader, former Confederate general George Gordon. Please enter your email and password to sign in. [56] In December 1862, Forrest's veteran troopers were reassigned by General Braxton Bragg to another officer, against his protest. "[71][72] The story that Forrest confronted and threatened the life of Bragg in the fall of 1863, following the battle of Chickamauga, and that Bragg transferred Forrest to command in Mississippi as a direct result, is now considered to be apocryphal. Forrest is often erroneously quoted as saying his strategy was to "git thar fustest with the mostest". We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. In December 1861, in his first major combat experience at Sacramento, Kentucky, Forrest demonstrated the traits of common sense tactics and close-hand fighting that would characterize his military career. Forrest fought increasing enemy forces with dwindling ranks. The plans triggered outrage and a group of around 20 protesters attempted to block construction of the new monument by lying in the path of a concrete truck. [9] In the last years of his life, Forrest insisted he had never been a member,[10] and made public calls for black advancement. He destroyed Union supplies and disabled miles of track and trestle work, and eluded pursuit until forced into a pitched battle at Parkers Crossroads on December 31, 1862. Obituary: Confederate Veteran Magazine-Page 63-Vol.1-February 1893 No.2 Death of Gen. Forrest's Wife-The lovely wife of Gen. N. Bedford Forrest died January 22nd, 1893, in Memphis, Tenn., where she had resided for many years. On May 3, Forrest caught up with Streight's unit east of Cedar Bluff, Alabama. [11], Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821, to a poor settler family in a secluded frontier cabin near Chapel Hill hamlet, then part of Bedford County, Tennessee, but now encompassed in Marshall County. Fort Pillow Massacre Historians still argue over Forrests responsibility for the Fort Pillow Massacre, in which many Union African American troops were killed. [200], A monument to Forrest in the Confederate Circle section of Old Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama reads "Defender of Selma, Wizard of the Saddle, Untutored Genius, The first with the most. The family at the time consisted of: It has been said that he went to a play in Memphis about his father General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 October 29, 1877), called Bedford Forrest in his lifetime, was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He was in turn a horse and cattle trader in Mississippi, and a slave dealer and horse trader in Memphis, until 1859, when he began planting cotton in northwestern Mississippi. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [220] He grasped the doctrines of mobile warfare[221] that would eventually become prevalent in the 20th century. Try again later. Bill suffered a stroke during the screening of "The Klansman" in 1908 and died less than 24 hours later, and was buried in Memphis. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Yet, historian Albert Castel quotes several eyewitnesses on both the Union and Confederate sides as saying that Forrest ordered his men to stop firing. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Before the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealth as a cotton plantation owner, horse and cattle trader, real estate broker, and slave trader. According to survivors, many blacks were killed after they had surrendered. He passed away on 7 FEB 1908 in Memphis, Shelby, TN. He acquired several cotton plantations in the Delta region of West Tennessee,[13] and became a slave trader at a time when demand for slaves was booming in the Deep South; his slave trading business was based on Adams Street in Memphis. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Nearly ruined as the result of this failure, Forrest spent his final days running an eight-hundred acre farm on land he leased on President's Island in the Mississippi River, where he and his wife lived in a log cabin. [113] Union forces drove the Confederates from the field and Forrest was wounded in the foot, but his forces were not wholly destroyed. Try again later. [82][83][84] According to historians John Cimprich and Bruce Tap, although their numbers were roughly equal, two thirds of the black Union soldiers were killed, while only a third of the whites were killed. Bill joined. [166] Forrest rode to the convention on a train that stopped in a small Northern town along the way, where he faced a protester who wanted to fight the "damned butcher" of Fort Pillow. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). [55], Promoted on July 21, 1862, to brigadier general, Forrest was given command of a Confederate cavalry brigade. By 1861, he had become one of the wealthiest men in the South. [18], Forrest had success as a businessman, planter and slaveholder. The school unveiled its latest mascot, a winged horse called "Lightning" inspired by the mythological Pegasus, during halftime of a basketball game against rival Tennessee State University on January 17, 1998. I generali degli Stati Confederati d'America erano collocati gerarchicamente in quattro livelli.. Il grado pi elevato era quello di general ("generale"): il termine per, oltre ad essere specifico di un livello di comando (comandante d'armata), anche la denominazione generica per tutta la categoria degli ufficiali generali, tanto che, nell'uso corrente, si tende a specificare nel primo . He transferred to the Air Corps in 1929. This account has been disabled. During this time, Nathan had barely survived a typhoid epidemic that ravaged the region and took the lives of three of his siblings, including his twin sister. [30][44], Public debate surrounded Tennessee's decision to join the Confederacy and both the Confederate and Union armies recruited soldiers from the state. [6], Forrest's most decisive victory came on June 10, 1864, when his 3,500-man force clashed with 8,500 men commanded by Union Brig. "[126] A memorial to him, the first Civil War memorial in Memphis, was erected in 1905 in a new Nathan Bedford Forrest Park. [233], Grant himself described Forrest as "a brave and intrepid cavalry general" while noting that Forrest sent a dispatch on the Fort Pillow Massacre "in which he left out the part which shocks humanity to read". blacksmith. Their marriage of thirty-two years produced one son and a daughter who died in infancy. Make sure that the file is a photo. [80] Forrest had reached the fort at 10:00 am after a hard ride from Mississippi,[80] and his horse was soon shot out from under him, causing him to fall to the ground. He graduated from Air Corps Technical School in April 1931 and was assigned to the 78th Pursuit Squadron, Panama . [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. [207] In 2013, the board voted 70 to begin the process to rename the school. [38] They had two children, William Montgomery Bedford Forrest (1846-1908), who enlisted at the age of 15 and served alongside his father in the war, and a daughter, Fanny (1849-1854), who died in childhood. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. While most Forrest biographies discuss his military career in great detail, what they do not provide is the General's own perspective of the conflict. On April 25, 1845, Nathan Bedford Forrest married Mary Ann Montgomery in DeSoto County, Mississippi. In April 1862, Forrest fought with distinction at the Battle of Shiloh where he was severely wounded during the Confederate retreat. [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. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. Search above to list available cemeteries. Forrest assisted in maintaining order. [180], In response to the Pole-Bearers speech, the Cavalry Survivors Association of Augusta, the first Confederate organization formed after the war, called a meeting in which Captain F. Edgeworth Eve gave a speech expressing strong disapproval of Forrest's remarks promoting inter-ethnic harmony, ridiculing his faculties and judgment and berating the woman who gave Forrest flowers as "a mulatto wench". [19][13][20] In 1858, Forrest was elected a Memphis city alderman as a Democrat and served two consecutive terms. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Enter a grandparent's name. Thanks for your help! William was 15 years old. [238], A 2011 Mississippi license plate proposal to honor him, by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, revived tensions and raised objections from Mississippi chapter of the NAACP president Derrick Johnson, who compared Forrest to Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Son William M Forrest 4 Daughter Francis A Forrest 2 "Ladies and Gentlemen I accept the flowers as a memento of reconciliation between the white and colored races of the southern states. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? [185] His eulogy was delivered by his recent spiritual mentor, former Confederate chaplain George Tucker Stainback, who declared in his eulogy: "Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest, though dead, yet speaketh. Avoiding attack by never staying in one place long, eventually Forrest led his troops during the spring and summer of 1864 on raids into west Tennessee, as far north as the banks of the Ohio River in southwest Kentucky and into north Mississippi. Called "Willie," he was only 14 years old when the war began. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The Klan's violence was primarily designed to intimidate voters, targeting black and white supporters of the Republican Party. [170][171] Forrest played a prominent role in the spread of the Klan in the South, meeting with racist whites in Atlanta several times between February and March 1868. At the onset of the war in 1861, Jeffery and Nathan each enlisted as a. As the Klan's first national leader, he became the Lost Cause's avenging angel, galvanizing a loose collection of boyish secret social clubs into a reactionary instrument of terror still feared today. Sorry! They commissioned him as a lieutenant colonel and authorized him to recruit and train a battalion of Confederate mounted rangers. Impressed with his gallantry Mrs. Montgomery agreed. It was evident that he felt this, as his constantly-repeated defenses of himself show. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. 0 cemeteries found in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA. In the battle of Fallen Timbers, he drove through the Union skirmish line. He had a few successes in the slave trade and investments in business and real estate, and slowly accumulated the capital to buy Mississippi and Arkansas plantations. G GELongstreet 267 followers The Forrest family had migrated to Tennessee from Virginia, via North Carolina, during the second half of the 18th Century, while the Beck family had moved from South Carolina to Tennessee around . [82] As the Union troops surrendered, Forrest's men opened fire, slaughtering both black and white soldiers. White Americans who made up the KKK hoped to persuade black voters that a return to their pre-war state of bondage was in their best interest. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Union Major William Bradford refused to surrender the fort, and Forrest quickly ordered an attack. A Union infantryman on the ground beside Forrest fired a musket ball at him with a point-blank shot, nearly knocking him out of the saddle. 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. This is a carousel with slides. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Several of Forrests battles were minor classics of cavalry tactics. Colored Troops. In retaliation, Forrest shot and killed two of them with his two-shot pistol and wounded two others with a knife which had been thrown to him. On November 4, 1864, during the Battle of Johnsonville, the Confederates shelled the city, sinking three gunboats and nearly thirty other ships and destroying many tons of supplies. I have been and am trying to lead another kind of life. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Sep 28 1846 - Hernando, Desoto, Mississippi, Feb 7 1908 - Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, Lt Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest, Mary Ann Forrest, Sep 28 1846 - Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Mary Ann Forrest (born Montgomery), Mary E Bradley (born Forrest), Nathan Bedford Forrest II, James Cook Forrest, William Montgomery Forrest, "in this city died today after a long illness Captain W M. suicide while deranged by worry over financial matters. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a guiding force in the original Ku Klux Klan in the 1860s and his grandson and namesake played a similar role in the revived Klan of the 1920s and 1930s. [211] Leaders in other localities have also tried to remove or eliminate Forrest monuments, with mixed success. The guerrilla chieftain had softened down into the retired veteran, anxious, apparently, only for peace with everybody. Indoor handball or rock climbing anyone? [13], Forrest served with the main army at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 1820, 1863, in which he pursued the retreating Union army and took hundreds of prisoners. Congress and Grant passed the Enforcement Acts from 1870 to 1871, to protect "registration, voting, officeholding, or jury service" of African Americans. Mary Ann Montgomery was born October 2, 1826, daughter of Elizabeth Cowan Montgomery and William Montgomery, a Presbyterian minister. [158] Author Andrew Ward, however, writes, "In the spring of 1867, Forrest and his dragoons launched a campaign of midnight parades; 'ghost' masquerades; and 'whipping' and even 'killing Negro voters and white Republicans, to scare blacks off voting and running for office'". Immediately thereafter, Forrest joined General John Bell Hood in the disastrous Tennessee campaign of November and December 1864. Prominent ex-Confederates, including Forrest, the Grand Wizard of the Klan, and South Carolina's Wade Hampton, attended as delegates at the 1868 Democratic Convention, held at Tammany Hall headquarters at 141 East 14th Street in New York City. [23], Forrest was well known as a Memphis speculator and Mississippi gambler. In 1871, the U.S Congressional Committee Report stated that "The natural tendency of all such organizations is to violence and crime, hence it was that Gen. Forrest and other men of influence by the exercise of their moral power, induced them to disband". 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