and Nathan Bedford Forrest are also considered heroes in different ways. Nathan Bedford Forrest is a genius, a commander, and a successful businessman. Lincoln is also another genius, a commander, and a man who ended slavery. Both Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest influenced people in different ways and reasons. Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest walked on a different career path, but still somewhat similar. They are a leader and also a role model for many people. Forrest was born
mind. Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest are also considered as heroes in different ways. Nathan Bedford Forrest is a genius, a commander, and he is a successful businessman. Lincoln is also another genius, a commander, and a man who ended slavery. Both Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest influenced people in different ways for different reasons. Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821, in a small town of Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Forrest was born to a very poor family with
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a very influential leader during the Civil War and African-American movement. Lincoln came to power during the time around the Civil War and guided the events that took place during that time as well. However, Lincoln had more influence over the Union because of his leadership and position as president. Lincoln's position as president gave him more power that Forrest would never have. Though they both had strong qualities that made them successful during that era, Lincoln’s
Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest were the best minds for both sides of the war. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and fought for the Uunion during the Civil war. Nathan Bedford Forrest was the Lieutenant General for theC confederacy and was said to have been the greatest mind during the war. During the war, Lincoln and Forrest had different opinions on slavery., Ttheir opinions had affected their lives beyondeven past the war, not just during the war. Abraham Lincoln
not only more respected and admired, but he is a far more prominent figure in history than that of Nathan Bedford Forrest. Lincoln, self-taught lawyer, experienced politician, sixteenth president of the United States, and the author of the Emancipation Proclamation is easily recognised as one of the most prominent figures in American history. When compared to someone like Nathan Bedford Forrest, Lieutenant General of the Confederate Army during the civil war, successful businessman, and a primary founder
Someone like Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a racist his whole life, someone who was involved in the trading of slaves and even joined the Ku Klux Klan after the war because he was so bitter about the defeat of the Confederacy; should he be defined by only these hateful actions? The answer depends: because while no one is completely good or completely evil-like Adolf Hitler, Forrest believed that one group of people was superior to another; and instead of silently hating, Forrest decided to take action
Middle Tennessee State University has announced plans to change the name of Forrest Hall, which honors Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate military leader who went on, for a time, to be a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Sidney A. McPhee, president of the university, said “he was following the recommendation of a panel appointed to consider the name of Forrest Hall”. I agree with the students who want to change the name of the Forrest Hall Building on MTSU campus, because I think our students have the responsibility
During the Civil war there were two remarkable men, Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Lincoln presided over the Union victory in the American Civil War as a 16th president of America while Bedford Forrest was a lieutenant general in the Civil War and before the war Forrest was a fortune amassed a planter and real estate investor and a slave trader. Both of them had a struggle childhood, grow up poor and received almost no formal education. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February
the removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue on Interstate 65. Following the Murders of the church members in Charleston, South Carolina the Anti-Confederate movement has swept the Nation. General Nathan Bedford Forrest born and raised in Tennessee. He served to preserve and protect his beloved South, Nathan Bedford Forrest volunteered at the outbreak of the Civil War before deciding to raise and equip an entire unit at his own expense. This would lead to Forrest being recognized as arguably
millions of people on American soil. Great leaders arose from this conflict, such as Abraham Lincoln in the North and Nathan Bedford Forrest in the South. Although Forrest’s character may be questionable, he was known to be a great war general. These two figures had a big impact on American History in different parts of the United States. Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest influenced the country in many ways and show similarities through their willingness to lead in a time of crisis, but differ