Original sentence: Forrest lost almost all his fortune during the war, since much of it was tied up in slaves, and of what was left, he gave much of it to the men who had served under him, but who had come home to find they had nothing.However, after the war, he became the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan.Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) is today known for two things
Edited sentence: Forrest lost almost all his fortune during the war, seeing as how much of it was tied up in slaves, and of what was left, he gave much of it to the men who had served under him, but who had come home to find they had nothing.However, after the war, he became the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan, an act that casts a long shadow over his achievements.Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) is today known for two things, one of which is to his credit and the other, greatly to his discredit