He personally killed 29 men and had 30 horses shot out from under him, prompting him to declare, "I finished a horse ahead."  
He personally killed 29 men and had 30 horses shot out from under him, prompting him to declare, "I finished a horse ahead."  During the Civil War, he rose from private to lieutenant general, taking part in the defense of Fort Donelson and constantly raiding Union supply lines.  Known for his bravery and such bright observations as "get there first with the most men," he is widely reviled for his assault on Fort Pillow, where his troops executed some 300 surrendering black soldiers, women, and children.  FTP, name this Confederate soldier, who later acted as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
He personally killed 29 men and had 30 horses shot out from under him, prompting him to declare, "I finished a horse ahead."  
Nathan Bedford Forrest