Hurst wrote in "Nathan Bedford Forrest: A biography." 2. 'The Wizard of the Saddle' Forrest is generally considered one of the premier solders of the Civil War. The only enlisted man to rise to ...

An uneducated farm-boy who became the Civil War’s most brilliant cavalry officer, Nathan Bedford Forrest reportedly had 30 horses shot out from under him. Enlisting as a private in a mounted ...

An online bio reports that Walls joined the Klan ... Three days later, on the eve of what is still Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, Black and white religious and community leaders gathered with elected ...

“Nathan Bedford Forrest requires no apologists,” Mr ... 1868 Democratic National Convention in New York. However, the biography’s final section, fittingly entitled “Penitent,” tells ...

Jack Hurst, author of "Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography," says Forrest was the only soldier on either side to rise from private to lieutenant general. In April 1864, Forrest's troops attacked ...

On Monday, a group of protesters went down to the Capitol and complained loudly about the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest that sits there. At one point, a protester threw his jacket over Forrest ...

In their desire to cleanse Tennessee of statues of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, Tennessee politicians and Tennessee cities are perhaps unknowingly missing a target of opportunity to ...

KKK leader Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest touted in Miss. Feb 10, 2011 — -- The Mississippi division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans had its first specialty license plate approved in 2002.