Bedford forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest was a well-known general in the South and was renowned for his brilliant tactics in combat. One is known as the great emancipator of the slaves, the other, as the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan (Biography: Nathan Bedford Forrest, n.d.). The roles could have been greatly reversed, had their upbringings been different. Despite their many differences, these two influential figures had a surprising amount of similarities. Abraham

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 a genius, a commander, and a man who ended slavery. Both Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest influenced people in different ways with different morality. 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

Hurlbert repealed his order and commanded troops retrieve Fort Pillow in early February, 1862.3 Only four months later, the unthinkable happened. On April 12, 1864, the fort was surrounded by 1500 Confederate troops, lead by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. A situation that could have been avoid had Major General Hurlbert not re-stationed troops at the location. By roughly 3:00 in the afternoon, Confederate soldiers bunkered down around the perimeter of the fort. The Union garrison stationed at

the Civil War period are Abraham Lincoln and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Both were influential in their own respective countries and both were seen as great leaders by their own countries’ citizens. If the South won the war, Forrest would have been seen as more of a hero than he is in the world today. Because the Union won the war, though, the more important figure is Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was also more influential than Nathan Bedford Forrest because of his honest character, compassion, and determination

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

Abdul Macaalin Mr. Huggins US History 5th Hr November 21 2014 Nathan Bedford Forrest Slavery, it is so stupid to know that it actually existed, in America or in any parts of the world. Slavery is one of the most awful part of American History, an act of racial discrimination. Why is it racist? Well, it is simply because only dark skinned people were considered slaves. We all know it happened, but when and how did it ended? It ended after the civil war, when people started fighting that people in

¥ Museum or Historic Site Assignment Museums not only hold artifacts from the past, but enables us to connect to the events and people in that time period. On the beautiful afternoon of last Wednesday, I visited the Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro, TN. I went with a friend and joined the last tour of the day. It’s an outstanding manor with beautiful grounds which bears a 250 years old Oak tree along with many different kinds of exotic plants. The tour through all the rooms, 14 in total didn’t take

like slavery from the confines of our nation’s heritage. Now they wish to tear the monuments of brave homegrown war heroes and officers erected hundreds of years ago. In Memphis, Tennessee, the public has recently removed the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest a southern war hero. His figure sat atop his horse, facing north, in a very confident way and does not seem to be retreating. This one statue has caused uproar from the local community. People gazed upon his statute with a negative connotation

Nathan Bedford Forrest and Thomas Jackson, both where extraordinary individuals living for the cause which they saw fit. General Nathan Bedford Forrest was a man born with determination and Grit. He started off with nothing and lost his father when he was only 16 years old. He lived with his uncle for some time but before long his uncle was killed in the streets over a dispute. Forrest then rode out in search of those who killed his uncle, hunted them down and killed two of the murders. At the break

the year 1866, as a social club. The first Klan was founded in Tennessee and soon began to expand throughout the southern states. In 1868 the Klan quickly became one of the most feared terrorist groups. The first leader of the clan was Nathan Bedford Forrest who was a past general in the confederate army. Soon the clan evolved into almost every state in 1870. The second Klan began in 1915, and ended in 1944. The third clan started in 1946 and is still active today. (PBS) One of the Ku Klux Klan’s