The New York herald., 1865-04-13
Of Lieutenant General N. Bedford
Forrest, OF Tennessee.

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rest TO General Wilson, lately, 'Ill give you far fd
and so,ar fight the longest pole to rake the persm.
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mons uens'a' "nso" "a' "o'0p'.u 'ao invitation" INV
ar feld OF Forrest was behind the inrenchments of
selna The ssauare aghp resulted in favor OF General
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WILSON, VINO e'iuehuy nao 'iio lonses' Po'e' anu
among the 'persmnons" roked are Forrest. Roddy and
their entire commando
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~ d. fofres' ~ one Vi 'ho ohnl"oo's VI 'e "ar' AN
ilIerate unprncplcd and inhuman but bravo.
shrewd and pynctical man ho will eventuaIlv bo
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accepted as 'no replesen,a''e Oh certain ciass
Of Southern traitors who have been prominent during
the tgate rebellion y The rebels had already made
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their leaders; and they delighted to call him by such
titles as the eWar Earon tho UWizard OF the Saddle
and in view OF h's actloverent in ecstroving Tho gun
boats M Johnstonvile in November 1894 the nIforse
Warlne 0If he had ihe oducstiopu they delight IN
rcnea.ing Of Cenoral wh cer, The would have been
n greoicr man than Saool on ~
F,r son,e wears before the war Forrest was what Is
Enown as ''Msais.ippi river gamDIer;n and subse-
Grcrty recro trador In southern society members
both are moro respected than the mechanical art eang
Nv means OF the arts or The gambler aud the profits on
b1an acsh lie managed 10 arcur1u'qto a large fortune
and thus armed found lttle iuy in Ceitng into the
chest society," aud influential crcs and much less In
rasinq cavalry company when the rebellion be-
gan ne or Alallv n,so 10 tho rank OF colonel
bv tho Ist of January 1902 aud Grant when
sdvoncinq up the Cumbcrland river, found him at
Fort DOnelson, in command as colonel OF tho First
cavalry brgade-A g. Johnstont tarny-beiter known "a
oForrcst s cavalry brluade he asked leave OF Bucx
ner and his wsy out after Il determined to
render the fort Re figured at Shiloh IN command Of tho
rarne troops and leo at Cornih. s sbseqGonilv W1cn
Bragg made his invasion OF Keutucky Forrest formed the
advaa,ed guard ard pushed a. far north within
few miles of Louisville KY doing much and serious
damage On the retreat on Bragg 20 Chattanooga For
rcst marched to Murrccfboro passing near Nashville IN
doing 80 and getting badly whipped by General james
q Necicy while crossing tho Cumberland river He
subsequently joined in the attack made November s,
1902 ON Nashville. He remained near Murfreesboro
unui about the 18th Of Decetlber 1sG2, wien
he sent 20 West Tennessee by Brngg, with
orders 20 raid in that district II about
this time hat he was made brlgader general OF cav
airy lie accomplished nothing Ia West Tennessee, aud
the def,e Of Bragg at Murrcosboro was hastily
called and with Van Dorm, moved 20 the vicinity Of
Spring u, Tenn Hewas engaged Mt Brentwood Tenn.,
March D. 1862 succeeding in capturing the garrison but
reirea,cd before Tho force Of General Green Clay Smith
In April 1853 he was sen in puTp OF Colonel sreghts
force, DR Romr Georgia, and succ eded, Apr Z,
in capturing IL that city He then called to tho
assistance of Joe Johnston at Jackson Mss bu, sue