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1 online resource (xv, 129 pages, 16 leaves of plates) : illustrations |
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Military profiles |
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Military profiles.
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Frontiersman and Businessman -- "First With the Most Men" -- "All Is Fair in Love and War" -- "I Cannot Be Responsible for the Fate of Your Command" -- "Forrest Is the Very Devil" -- "That Devil Forrest" -- "We May Differ in Color, but Not in Sentiment." |
| Summary |
"Revered by some, loathed by others, Nathan Bedford Forrest has long been considered one of the greatest soldiers of the American Civil War. Responsible for his family at a young age, he quickly developed traits - self-reliance, decisiveness, and assertiveness - that would later make him famous. In business, the uneducated Forrest quickly made a fortune in various endeavors, including the slave trade. When the Civil War began, Forrest became an adept recruiter and leader, despite his lack of training in military science. His cavalrymen became famous for the forced marches, deception, and audacious battlefield maneuvers they used to defeat forces that often outnumbered them. In 1864, Forrest gained notoriety for his participation in the battle for Fort Pillow, Tennessee. In a controversy that persists today, the high casualty rate among African-American troops who surrendered there led to charges that Forrest's men had perpetrated a racially motivated massacre. After the war, Forrest became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan while promoting reconciliation between North and South amid the chaos of Reconstruction."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877.
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Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
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Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877 fast |
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Forrest, Nathan Bedford. swd |
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Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography
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Confederate States of America. Army fast |
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Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Generals
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Military operations, Cavalry
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Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140220
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United States
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United States -- Confederate States of America
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781612340586 |
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161234058X |
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