May I Quote You, General Forrest
Subtitle: Observations and Utterances of the South's Great Generals (May I Quote You--?,)
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
Published: June 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781888952353
Subjects: American history; Biography: general; Military life & institutions; Quotations, maxims, etc; History: American; Forrest, Nathan Bedford,; United States - Civil War; Biography & Autobiography; History - Military / War; Quotations, American; USA; Military; Military - General; Forrest, Nathan Bedford; Civil War, 1861-1865; United States; 1821-1877; History; Quotations
First sentence: Beset by rapidly consolidating Federal forces and fully aware of unfavorable numerical and logistical realities, Forrest realized his job was not to occupy territory but to deny it to the enemy.