In a letter to his wife three days after the battle, Confederate soldier Samuel Caldwell wrote, If General Forrest had not run between our men and the Yanks with his pistol and sabre drawn, not a man would have been spared.. They were later reburied in Columbia, Tennessee. He destroyed Union supplies and disabled miles of track and trestle work, and eluded pursuit until forced into a pitched battle at Parkers Crossroads on December 31, 1862. Forrest became involved sometime in late 1866 or early 1867. His men were devoted to him, admiring his stature, commanding air, courtesy, even his ferociousness. . [101], Because of the events at Fort Pillow, the Northern public and press viewed Forrest as a war criminal. His younger sister, Francis Fannie Ann was born in 1849 but passed away at age 6 in 1854. [170] Grant defeated Horatio Seymour, the Democratic presidential candidate, by a comfortable electoral margin, 214 to 80. He is remembered as a self-educated, brutal, and innovative cavalry leader during the war and as a leading Southern advocate in the postwar years. [120] A portion of his command, now dismounted, was surprised and captured in their camp at Verona, Mississippi on December 25, 1864, during a raid of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad by a brigade of Brig. [5], In the Confederate Veteran, Nathan Bedford Forrest II claimed that he and Tate Brady were making plans together for an "active campaign throughout Oklahoma" as an act of terrorism against the U.S. Government and on behalf of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Nathan Bedford Forrest II (August 1871 - March 11, 1931) was an American businessman who served as the 19th Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans from 1919 to 1921, [1] [2] [3] and as the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan for Georgia. Despite having no formal military training, Forrest rose from the rank of private to lieutenant. [190] However, on October 13, 2017, the Tennessee Historical Commission invoked the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act of 2013 and U.S. Public Law 85-425: Sec. From the 1850 federal census, William M. Forrest lived with his father, mother, and sister at DeSoto County, Mississippi. [70] Like several others under Bragg's command, he urged an immediate follow-up attack to recapture Chattanooga, which had fallen a few weeks before. William Forrest; Object Number - UPL 35401 - Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest III (Arlington National Cemetery) Killed In Action (KIAn)in the loss of B-17 #42-30164 on the Kiel mission 13 June 1943. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Will, "deranged by worry over financial matters. [9] In the last years of his life, Forrest insisted he had never been a member,[10] and made public calls for black advancement. [23], Forrest was well known as a Memphis speculator and Mississippi gambler. occupation of William, Nathan Bedford Forrest's dad. The time 9:01 is significant to Memphis Greenspace President Van Turner. All available carts and wagons were pressed into service to haul six hundred boxes of army clothing, 250,000 pounds of bacon and forty wagon-loads of ammunition to the railroad depots, to be sent off to Chattanooga and Decatur. Forrest recovered and began thinking about his future. Local lawyer and radio host Rose Sanders said, "Glorifying Nathan B. Forrest here is like glorifying a Nazi in Germany. By then, all were fully armed with captured Union weapons. William Bill Forrest was born in Desoto County, Mississippi on September 26th, 1846 to Nathan Bedford and Mary Ann Forrest. [57] Again, Bragg ordered a series of raids to disrupt the communications of the Union forces under Grant, which were threatening the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Forrest rarely drank and abstained from tobacco usage; he was often described as generally mild mannered, but according to Hosea and other contemporaries who knew him, his demeanor changed drastically when he was provoked or angered. When he received news of Lee's surrender, Forrest surrendered as well. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Forrest recruited and equipped his command, sometimes at his own expense. Forrest led other raids that summer and fall, including a famous one into Union-held downtown Memphis in August 1864 (the Second Battle of Memphis)[114] and another on a major Union supply depot at Johnsonville, Tennessee. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. He sold his cotton plantation in 1867, and for some years was president of the Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad, but resigned in 1874. Please try again later. As the Klan's first national leader, he became the Lost Cause's avenging angel, galvanizing a loose collection of boyish secret social clubs into a reactionary instrument of terror still feared today. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? [18], Forrest had success as a businessman, planter and slaveholder. [246] The City Council then voted on December 20, 2017, to sell Health Sciences Park to Memphis Greenspace, a new non-profit corporation not subject to the Heritage Protection Act, which removed the statue and another of Jefferson Davis that same evening. Forrest assisted in maintaining order. [32] Although he was not formally educated, Forrest was able to read and write in clear and grammatical English. [12][13] Forrest was the first son of Mariam (Beck) and William Forrest. He simply led his 700 men out before the surrender, establishing a reputation for boldness, and was promptly made a colonel and regimental commander. Tippah County, Mississippi native Jeffery Edward Forrest was a younger and purportedly favorite brother of Nathan Bedford Forrest. One of the wounded Matlock men survived and served under Forrest during the Civil War. Sorry! Services were held at Court Avenue Presbyterian Church in Memphis, and an oration was given by Jefferson Davis. This account has been disabled. In Georgia, blacks and Republicans also faced a lot of violence. [94] These statements, however, were contradicted by Union survivors, as well as by the letter of a Confederate soldier who graphically recounted a massacre. Year should not be greater than current year. His statue was erected in 1904. Person Id: I31 Tree Id: 161710 Search for William Montgomery (Willie) Forrest in Fold3 Civil War Records Gen. James Chalmers, attacked and recaptured Fort Pillow. Nearly ruined as the result of this failure, Forrest spent his final days running an eight-hundred acre farm on land he leased on President's Island in the Mississippi River, where he and his wife lived in a log cabin. On September 25, 1845, Nathan Bedford Forrest married Mary Ann Montgomery. [144] Another member wrote, "N. B. Cassidy. The day was worse for Union troops, who suffered 223 killed, 394 wounded and 1,623 missing. Impressed with his gallantry Mrs. Montgomery agreed. Achilles Clark, a soldier with the 20th Tennessee cavalry, wrote to his sisters immediately after the battle: The slaughter was awful. [40], After the Civil War broke out, Forrest returned to Tennessee from his Mississippi ventures and enlisted in the Confederate States Army (CSA) on June 14, 1861. He taught himself to write and speak clearly and learned mathematics, but he never learned to spell (as witnessed by the uncouth phraseology and spelling of his war dispatches). Verify and try again. Several of Forrests battles were minor classics of cavalry tactics. [198] The Tennessee legislature established July 13 as "Nathan Bedford Forrest Day". Brother of Frances Ann Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 - October 29, 1877) was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Called "Willie," he was only 14 years old when the war began. In July 1864, he stood off USA General A.J. [197] The Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue in Nashville was particularly notable for its idiosyncratic depiction of Forrest on horseback. Forrest was blamed for the slaughter in the Union press, and this news may have strengthened the North's resolve to win the war. [187], Forrest was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. As a result, Grant was forced to revise and delay the strategy of his Vicksburg campaign. [158] Author Andrew Ward, however, writes, "In the spring of 1867, Forrest and his dragoons launched a campaign of midnight parades; 'ghost' masquerades; and 'whipping' and even 'killing Negro voters and white Republicans, to scare blacks off voting and running for office'". Frances A. Fanny Forrest 1848-1854 Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts. We have set your language to Try again later. Search above to list available cemeteries. Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, who is black, blocked the move. Year should not be greater than current year. Capt Forrest Tenn Cav Confederate States Army, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Name: William Montgomery (Willie) Forrest Sex: M Birth: 26 SEP 1846 in Hernando, DeSoto Co. Mississippi Death: 7 FEB 1908 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee Burial: Elmwood Cem., Memphis, TN . Bill Lee will no longer proclaim Nathan Bedford Forrest Day after legislature passes bill", "Memphis is digging up the remains of a Confederate general who led the early KKK", "Exclusive: Were General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife buried in Munford? [206] After several public forums and discussions, Westside High School was unanimously approved in January 2014 as the school's new name. Just three years later, William died, leaving Nathan to care for his mother and several siblings. This monument stands as testament of our perpetual devotion and respect for Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest. [13] Forrest's family lived in a log house (now preserved as the Nathan Bedford Forrest Boyhood Home) from 1830 to 1833. Family Tree . cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [183][184], Just a few months before his death, Forrest attended an African-American barbecue in Memphis. As of 2007[update], Tennessee had 32 dedicated historical markers linked to Nathan Bedford Forrest, more than are dedicated to all three former Presidents associated with the state combined: Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson. By 1861, he had become one of the wealthiest men in the South. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. On May 9, 1865, at Gainesville, Forrest read his farewell address to the men under his command, enjoining them to "submit to the powers to be, and to aid in restoring peace and establishing law and order throughout the land. Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War. After the age of 8, Bill grew up as an only child. Gen. James H. Wilson, defeated Forrest at the Battle of Selma on April 2, 1865. Part of General Nathan Bedfords Obituary, A Brief Biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest, Nathan Bedford Forrest and Mary Ann Montgomery, Assessing Civil War Historiography and Nathan Bedford Forrests Place in It, Black Women Writers of the 19th Century II, Mary Granville Pendarves Delany 1700-1788. "[123], As a former slave trader and slave owner, Forrest experienced the abolition of slavery at war's end as a major financial setback. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY FORRESTfamily tree Parents Nathan Bradford, Gen. Forrest 1821- 1877 Mary Ann Montgomery Forrest 1826- 1893 Spouse(s) Jane Taylor Cook Forrest 1847- 1882 Children Mary E Forrest 1869- 1965 On April 18, 2018, the Tennessee House of Representatives punished Memphis by cutting $250,000 in appropriations for the city's bicentennial celebration. After his bloody defeat at Franklin, Hood continued on to Nashville. CSA General Joseph E. Johnston, the Confederate general whose greatness lay above all in calm and critical judgment, said that Forrest; had he had the advantage of a thorough military training, would have been the great central figure of the war.. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. [243] An online petition at Change.org asking the City Council to ban the monument collected 313,617 signatures by mid-September of the same year.[244]. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. On April 25, 1845, Nathan Bedford Forrest married Mary Ann Montgomery in DeSoto County, Mississippi. The Confederate . He was a Brigadier General of the United States Army Air Forces, and the first American general to be killed in battle in Europe; his remains are buried at Arlington National Cemetery on grounds that formerly belonged to his great-grandfathers commanding general, Robert E. Lee. On February 3, 1863, Forrests command suffered a defeat at Dover, Tennessee, while under the command of Major General Joseph Wheeler. [63][64][65], Not all of Forrest's exploits of individual combat involved enemy troops. [214], The Forrest Hill Academy high school in Atlanta, Georgia, which had been named for Forrest, was renamed the Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy in April 2021 after the Atlanta Braves baseball star who had died less than three months prior. [20][42], His superior officers and Governor of Tennessee Isham G. Harris were surprised that someone of Forrest's wealth and prominence had enlisted as a soldier, especially since major planters were exempted from service. [166] Forrest rode to the convention on a train that stopped in a small Northern town along the way, where he faced a protester who wanted to fight the "damned butcher" of Fort Pillow. Of the forts 600 men, between 277 and 297 were killed; 64 percent of these were U.S. The native Tennesseean had amassed a fortune, which he estimated at $1,500,000, as a slave trader and plantation owner before enlisting in the Confederate army as a private in Josiah H. White's cavalry company on June 14, 1861. The plans triggered outrage and a group of around 20 protesters attempted to block construction of the new monument by lying in the path of a concrete truck. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Klansmen took their orders from their former Confederate officers. [147][148][149][150][151][152][153], Following the war, the United States Congress began passing the Reconstruction Acts to specify conditions for the readmission of former Confederate States to the Union,[154][155][156] including ratification of the Fourteenth (1868), and Fifteenth (1870) Amendments to the United States Constitution. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Father of Mary E Bradley; Nathan Bedford Forrest II; James Cook Forrest and William Montgomery Forrest, Jr His raids were uniformly bold and skillful, and are his chief right to fame in the history of the cavalry. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The bronze casting of more than heroic size (one and one-half life size), weighs 9,500 pounds. In 1849, Nathan Bedford Forrest moved to Memphis, where he used his accumulating riches to begin buying and selling slaves. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 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