An uneducated farm-boy who became the Civil War’s most brilliant cavalry officer, Nathan Bedford ... company, Forrest rose to command Confederate cavalry in three states as major general.

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has come under fire for failing to condemn efforts by the state's Sons of Confederate ... commemorating Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

The reorganized Klan's first leader, or "Grand Wizard," was Nathan Bedford Forrest, who had been a Confederate general during the Civil War. White Southerners from all classes of society joined ...

Powell, author of the very well-received The Maps of Chickamauga (2009), looks at how two of the South’s most seasoned troopers, Nathan Bedford Forrest and Joseph Wheeler ... Powell then discusses ...

He became concerned that Confederate Gen ... of Brice’s Cross Roads was a tactical triumph for Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. His 2000-strong infantry had beaten back over 8000 Union ...