Civil War Photographs
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Civil War Photographs
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Confederate General Nathan Bedford ForrestConfederate general ntahan bedford forrest cdv, 1821-1877 a cavalry and military commander in the civil war. Forrest is also one of the war's most uunsual figures. He was one of the very few in either army to enlist as a private and end the war at the rank of general. Forrest discovered and established new doctrines for mobile forces, earning the nickname the wizard of the saddle. Many students of warfare have come to appreciate forrest's somehwat novel approach to cavalry deployment and quick hit-and-run tactics, both of which have influenced mobile tactics in the modern mechanized era. One of forrest's most famous quotes si war means fightin', and fightin' means killin'. In excellent conditon. Buyer responsible for insurance. |
