Nathan Bedford Forrest Day has been around since 1969, and before that, Forrest Day was a state holiday that began in 1921, the 100th anniversary of his birth. Vanderbilt University history ...

Three years ago, the Tennessee state Senate voted of 20-to-9 to keep July 13 a Day of Special Observance marking the birthday of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a millionaire slave trader, Confederate ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Governor Bill Lee signed a proclamation making Saturday, July 13, Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee. Forrest was a Civil War Confederate General, slave trader and ...

Bill Haslam. After pressure from the public, Lee also successfully pushed for the legislature to remove a requirement that he issue a Nathan Bedford Forrest Day proclamation each year on July 13 ...

As is prescribed in Tennessee state law, Monday is "Nathan Bedford Forrest Day." The day comes amid a local and national debate over the necessity of publicly promoted Confederate symbols.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a proclamation declaring July 13 Nathan Bedford Forrest Day. Forrest was a Confederate general, slave trader and an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. A Tennessee law ...

The declarations of Forrest and his officers ... The rebels made three other assaults that same day, but were repulsed with heavy losses each time, the rebel General Thompson being killed in ...

(WKRN) — For several hours on Tuesday, Tennessee state lawmakers passionately debated if they will keep honoring controversial Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest with a special day of ...

And Monday, on what would be Forrest’s 199th birthday, Tennessee will observe Nathan Bedford Forrest day. For the last five years, I’ve been chasing Forrest’s memory across the country ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Tennessee lawmakers are once again confronting the controversial legacy of Confederate Civil War General Nathan Bedford Forrest with a day proclaimed in his honor.

The Tennessee governor’s proclamation to mark Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day remembers a “recognized military figure in American history” and a “native Tennessean.” Critics point ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Tennessee lawmakers are once again confronting the controversial legacy of Confederate Civil War General Nathan Bedford Forrest with a day proclaimed in his honor.