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This book covers not merely the militia
ry career of that great genius OF the con-
tolerate States, General NATHAN Eeu-
ford Forrest, but also his life both ce.ofc
and after the war. The author was espe-5
Gladly fitted to write the history 81 his
life. having been during the last TWO
years of the war a member ca the com
1nand that had served under Forrest the
first two. From these actual witnesses
and from the official records published
after the war. he has compiled this book,
rejecting everything that he could not
substantiate.
The continued success that met this UNI
trained soldier and his masterful leader
ship READS like the story of some knight Of
the middle ages.
To give an account OF all the fighting in
which he took part would be to write
history OF the campaigns in the western
part of the Confcderacy and along the
Mississippi.
Before the war Forrest had been very
successful in business and had become
quite wealthy. He enlisted as Il private
in 1861. but was soon authorized to raise
an independent battalion. He was II
Fort Donelso1, but refused TO surrender
when General Buckncr surrendered the
garrison, and escaped with his troops,
reaching Nashville in safety. lie fought
his troops with conspicuous bravery az
Shiloh and protected the army on its re-
treat from that field. He next went on 4
northern raid, taking Murfccesborough
with its entire garrison and the com
mandng general; this he soon followed UP
by a raid into west Tennessee. where ne III
1iicted great injury on the Northern
troops.
Perhaps the most splendid accomplish
ment was his pursuit and capture OF
StrelghI's raiders Colonel Abel D.
Streight, with two thousand picked men,
was sent from Memphis on April 10. 1855,
to so into Georgia and destroy the rail-
roads. On April 10Th he left the gun
boats that hal brought him into north
ern Alabama and, spiendidly equipped,
set out to accomplish his task FORREST
learned of it and started in pursuit, on
the 30th, from a point many miles in the
rear He pursued him over rough and
muddy roads, without rest for five days
and nights, finally on May Sd. with only
six hundred of his one thousand men
left. compelling Col. Streight and all
that was left of his two thousand picked
men to surrender. At Chickamauga. he
had disagreement with the commanding
general and was relieved of his command.
Shortly after he was given by Presi-
dent Davis an Independent command in
northern Alabama, and for the rest of
the war he made raids from that point
into the country held by the enemy, rem
dcring invaluable service to the Conted-
eracy and keeping the Northern generals
in constant fear for their communca-
lions and garrsons. After the war he
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Very early in the war Forrest learned
that men on horseback could do slight
execution with firearms as compared to
those dsmounted and taking advantage
of all possible means for protection and
steadineSS OF aim. and he adopted this
method of fighting. using his horses
chiefly for transporting his troops rapid
ly from point to point. General Forrest
YVES keenly appreciative Of the necessity
of giving his personal attention to the
smallest details connected with his mil
itary operations and this, together with
his ingenuity, which seemed capaiblr of
surmounting any obstacle, contributed,
in large degree, to his success. He
gained the devotion of his men by the
attention he paid to their personal wei
fare. "In view of what Forrest accom-
plished," says the author, "it may well
be surmsed that had his genius for war
and a systematic military training, he
would have won a still higher place
among the great soldiers of the world.
General Joseph f. Johnston went so far
as to say had he received such training
Forrest would have been the great CEN
trail figure of the war
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