Nathan Bedford Forrest reportedly had 30 horses shot out from under him. Enlisting as a private in a mounted rifle company, Forrest rose to command Confederate cavalry in three states as major ...

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Nathan Bedford Forrest was a slave trader and Confederate general ... In its place are a series of flags representing various states.

Powell, author of the very well-received The Maps of Chickamauga (2009), looks at how two of the South’s most seasoned troopers, Nathan Bedford Forrest and Joseph Wheeler ... Powell then discusses ...