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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Nathan-Bedford-ForrestNathan Bedford Forrest | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    Jul 9, 2024 · Nathan Bedford Forrest (born July 13, 1821, near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, U.S.—died October 29, 1877, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War (1861–65) who was often described as a “born military genius.”

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Nathan-Bedford-ForrestNathan Bedford Forrest - Confederate General, KKK Founder

    Jul 9, 2024 · Nathan Bedford Forrest - Confederate General, KKK Founder: Forrest’s postwar business career was not as lucrative as his antebellum ventures. He had exhausted his fortune during the war, and with the abolition of slavery he lost one of his most valuable avenues for making money.

  4. www.geni.com › people › Lt-Gen-Nathan-Forrest-CSALt Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, (CSA) (1821 - 1877) - Genealogy -...

    Jul 15, 2024 · Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate Civil War general who some say founded the Ku Klux Klan, died October 29, 1877. He was 56. Forrest was born July 13, 1821 in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. The son of a blacksmith, Forrest had no plans to be a soldier.

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  6. www.youtube.com › watchWas Nathan B. Forrest a Civil Rights Pioneer? (The Civil War...

    Jul 3, 2024 · From Nathan Bedford Forrest's speech delivered on July 5th, 1875 to the National Pole bearers association, and early black civl rights and para-military group.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grierson's_RaidGrierson's Raid - Wikipedia

    Jul 16, 2024 · On April 21, 1863, Confederate cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, had captured another Union raider, Col. Abel Streight, in Alabama following a poorly supplied and poorly planned raid (Streight's Raid).

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  8. www.britannica.com › topic › Ku-Klux-KlanKu Klux Klan | Definition & History | Britannica

    Jun 29, 2024 · The group was presided over by a grand wizard (Confederate cavalry general Nathan Bedford Forrest is believed to have been the first grand wizard) and a descending hierarchy of grand dragons, grand titans, and grand cyclopses.

  9. www.schooltube.com › rare-interview-with-confederate-generalRare Interview with Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest

    Jun 28, 2024 · Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was known for his military brilliance and his ruthless tactics. He was also a controversial figure, known for his role in the massacre of black Union soldiers at Fort Pillow and his later leadership in the Ku Klux Klan.