The New York herald., 1877-10-30
OBITUARY.
GENERAL N. u. FORREST

GENERAL N. D FORREST.
A telegram from Memphis last night reports the
death of General n. Bedford Forrest, a proninen.
Confederate cavalry officer during tho rebellion He
died tho residence Of his brother. Colonel Jesse
Forrest in Memphis I.iitio Is knoan Of hts
early history, except that lao born In
Tennessee ami received oaIy u mcagrc cduca.
,ion He into notice on Apc,l and T. 1862 as
u colonel OF cavalry at shiloh Again sap.cmbrr s
OF the same year he PARTICIPATED IN an engagement
sparta, Team. IN tho advance Of General Brags.
lie passed The grade OF hrgadcr general and pro-
nioied be a MAJOR general December {, 1868. Ito
captured PaducaiI, KY, on April ~. 1904. having
been placed IN command OF the Northern cavalry
department under General Polk ia February. His
raid through kentucky n mag iccni dash. On
February 20 ha fought tho battle OF Pontotoc
and followed 1t up March by the cap
ture OF Union city and Hickman, alter which,
rs above stated, no started toward Paducah
and having been severely rcpulscd. finally captured
tho city. Then followed the Fort Pillow business,
about which much has boon written. Perhaps as
lair way OF treating tins event IN General Forests
history would bo 10 give his par,c statement to
correspondent of Now Orleans journal, on juno
o 1865. General Forros; was described by The cor
respondent OF inc appearance abo ut six icet
in hcIght dark, piercing hazel eyes. caloiuly
trimmed mustachc and chm whsxcrs. dark as night;
finely cut features ana iron gray hair. His form was
1.-the, plainly indicating great physical power and
tyity The writer asked, alter some preliminary
questiJns:-
.Aop that you have time General 90 yon think you will
put upon paper tho true account Of the Fort fow
We'll" said he the yauEecs oushs to anow theJ
down their beat men to iusestigats TIE allnr"
sat are . % oeeie their 'sP,s.. '.cnesa' ~
weat INTO ,hc war meant 70 hghI t,gh.in' mean.
killing. have lost tycnty nine h"sses Ia The aud
have allied man each time. The other day was horse
ahead nu a. selma .ney surrounded mc ANA hed .wo
iuIuu4 nv lpfNp -lIuIa.
away began 70 think had son,e idea Of tho aIan
w A'aw ,ms war s W., .s '~p n, ,soasrs
o. would answer Tor my Ihis they
refused sent them anOther note, eivag them honr
ho,ts oaied With troops They sent back asking
horse during the wbo, time Inc i,I wa od With niee,
and dsscrters from our army; men wno lived side
time and blew bugic Tor tile charge. In twenty
inmates NY men Msrc over the works aud tbs
broken the hoads Of whisNcy lager beer
barrels and were all drunk They Kept up firing
them rushed 10 the river and tried swim 10 the
bots. ami my shot them down Tho Mississippi River
their ag stiil lying. aud rushed over the works
aud cut the hyafd. and le down ana stopped The night
III tbrir way, they concealed and ~ them
these They have ahvng witness in yaptain ioung,
their who Is ti alive, and will Lhvo IL
prisoner haye ever taken " have not treated
them we'll
During tho remainder OF 1864 he was engaged in
about fifteen battles aud skrmtshcs He was reported
to the Richmond government Tor promotion IN
nrmed March 4. 1866. AT tho end OF tho war
he accepted The situation and became
lent politician. ic was delegate from Tennessee 70
tho Democratic National Convention IN New YORK
July 4. 1861. During the campaign he made a number
OF speeches 10 Tennessee politics Hc challenged
General Kfpatfck. dcnouncing him as u liar. scoun