In June 1864 he decisively defeated a superior Union force at Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi, and later covered the retreat of the defeated army at Nashville with his fierce rearguard defense.
In June 1864 he decisively defeated a superior Union force at Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi, and later covered the retreat of the defeated army at Nashville with his fierce rearguard defense. Known for his slogan "Get there first with the most men", he escaped the surrender of Fort Donelson with the cavalry he raised at his own expense, becoming the South's best guerilla fighter. Later, he added to his notoriety by becoming the first imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. FTP, who was this Confederate leader whose men slaughtered 300 black men, women, and children in the Fort Pillow massacre?
In June 1864 he decisively defeated a superior Union force at Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi, and later covered the retreat of the defeated army at Nashville with his fierce rearguard defense.
Nathan Bedford Forrest