Grandfather William Montgomery Forrest b. Debate over the memory of this incident formed a part of sectional and racial conflicts for many years after the war, but the reinterpretation of the event during the last thirty years offers some hope that society can move beyond past intolerance. Resentful of Braggs ineptitude and poor treatment of him during the Chickamauga Campaign, the fiery cavalryman bitterly denounced his superior officer. Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA. Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 October 29, 1877) was a prominent Confederate Army general during the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1867 to 1869. Before the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealth as a cotton plantation owner, horse and cattle trader, real estate broker, and slave trader. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. In the winter of 1862-63, he was continually active in raiding the enemys lines of communication, and succeeded in severing Grants communications in western Tennessee in December 1862. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. It means we have grit. [4] Forrest was born in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1871. He wrote in his memoirs that Forrest in his report of the battle had "left out the part which shocks humanity to read". The actor portraying his father was such a great likeness that he had a stroke and died. On April 25, 1845, Nathan Bedford Forrest married Mary Ann Montgomery in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Spiritually, Mary Ann Forrest had a great influence on her husband. According to Con-federate Veteran, young Willie attempted to join his father and two uncles into the Tennessee Mounted Rifles, but his age and small size disallowed him. We chose General Forrest". Bill joined. A Southern reporter traveling with Forrest makes clear that the discrimination was deliberate: Our troops, maddened by the excitement, shot down the retreating Yankees, and not until they had attained the waters edge and turned to beg for mercy, did any prisoners fall into our hands. Forrest had fewer men than the Union side but feigned having a larger force by parading some repeatedly around a hilltop until Streight was convinced to surrender his 1,500 or so exhausted troops (historians Kevin Dougherty and Keith S. Hebert say he had about 1,700 men). He was the first born of two children. F > Forrest > William Montgomery Forrest, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. He reported for training at Fort Wright near Randolph, Tennessee,[41] joining Captain Josiah White's cavalry company, the Tennessee Mounted Rifles (Seventh Tennessee Cavalry), as a private along with his youngest brother and 15-year-old son. Half brother of Kitty (Kittie) Ann Williams and Mathew Dunn Forrest, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8578580, Capt Forrest Tenn Cav Confederate States Army. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. He was the son of Nathan Forrest and Mary Montgomery. In August 2000, a road on Fort Bliss named for Forrest decades earlier was renamed for former post commander Richard T. Blood, human blood stood about in pools and brains could have been gathered up in any quantity. He wanted nothing more to do with the Klan, but felt honor bound to protect former associates. The Klan, with Forrest at the lead, suppressed voting rights of blacks in the South through violence and intimidation during the elections of 1868. CSA 18211877, one of the South's finest heroes. Mary Ann Montgomery was born October 2, 1826, daughter of Elizabeth Cowan Montgomery and William Montgomery, a Presbyterian minister. He and his twin sister were the first of their parents' 10 children. This was a landmark civil rights case in the United States in which the Interstate Commerce Commission, in response to a bus segregation complaint filed in 1953 by Black Women's Army Corps (WAC) private Sarah Louise Keys. Drag images here or select from your computer for CAPT William Montgomery Forrest memorial. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. He married Jane Taylor Cook in 1868 in Hernando, Mississippi and they had four children. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. A statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, is seen defaced with hot-pink paint on Dec. 28, 2017, after it was vandalized in Nashville. [232], The site is now a Tennessee State Historic Park. [197] The Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue in Nashville was particularly notable for its idiosyncratic depiction of Forrest on horseback. [118] When Hood's battle-hardened Army of Tennessee, consisting of 40,000 men deployed in three infantry corps plus 10,000 to 15,000 cavalry, was all but destroyed on December 1516, at the Battle of Nashville,[119] Forrest distinguished himself by commanding the Confederate rear guard in a series of actions that allowed what was left of the army to escape. When he received news of Lee's surrender, Forrest surrendered as well. Marriage Although there are a number of differing accounts of the events that took place in the summer of 1845, Forrest did meet his future wife in a notable and romantic way. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of William Forrest (8578580)? In August, a historical society called Friends of Forrest moved forward with plans for a new, larger monument, which was to be 12 feet high, illuminated by LED lights, surrounded by a wrought-iron fence and protected by 24-hour security cameras. Yet, historian Albert Castel quotes several eyewitnesses on both the Union and Confederate sides as saying that Forrest ordered his men to stop firing. "[123], As a former slave trader and slave owner, Forrest experienced the abolition of slavery at war's end as a major financial setback. His mother Miriam then married James Horatio Luxton, of Marshall, Texas, in 1843 and gave birth to four more children.[36]. After his bloody defeat at Franklin, Hood continued on to Nashville. He recovered and led a surprise raid on Memphis that produced another Union retreat from Mississippi. Wife of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. [170], Forrest testified before the Congressional investigation of Klan activities on June 27, 1871. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. He sold his cotton plantation in 1867, and for some years was president of the Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad, but resigned in 1874. Sorry! Image: Nathan and Mary Ann Hernando, Mississippi, August 1845 John Paul Strain, Artist. In his final confrontation with Streight, the Confederate cavalryman manipulated his forces magnificently, convincing the Federals to surrender their numerically superior forces by artificially inflating his own command. Historian Court Carney suggested that "embarrassed by their city's early capitulation during the Civil War, white Memphians desperately needed a hero and therefore crafted a distorted depiction of Forrest's role in the war. 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.. He filed for pension in Shelby County. Charges of a Fort Pillow Massacre became grist for Northern propaganda mills during the war, and plagued Forrest for the remainder of his life. [81] What happened next became known as the Fort Pillow Massacre. Willie seems to have come out all right and been an interesting person, a respected businessman and a popular citizen. [121], In the spring of 1865, Forrest led an unsuccessful defense of the state of Alabama against Wilson's Raid. Forrest's responsibility for the massacre continues to be actively debated by historians.[6]. A bust sculpted by Jane Baxendale is on display at the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville. In 1978, Middle Tennessee State University abandoned imagery it had formerly used (in 1951, the school's yearbook, The Midlander, featured the first appearance of Forrest's likeness as MTSU's official mascot) and MTSU president M. G. Scarlett removed the General's image from the university's official seal. [213] A major push to change its name failed on February 16, 2018, when the governor-controlled Tennessee Historical Commission denied Middle Tennessee State University's petition to rename Forrest Hall. [98] The 226 Union troops taken prisoner at Fort Pillow were marched under guard to Holly Springs, Mississippi and then convoyed to Demopolis, Alabama. When General Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on 13 July 1821, in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States, his father, William B Forrest, was 20 and his mother, Miriam A Beck, was 19. Victory came quickly, with the Union soldiers running toward the river or surrendering. Thanks for your help! They had two children; a son, William Montgomery Bedford, born in 1846, and in 1848 a daughter, Frances, who died when she was five years old. [202] The bust of Forrest was stolen from the cemetery monument in March 2012 and replaced in May 2015. Born dirt-poor in the small town of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, on July 13, 1821, Nathan Bedford Forrest grew up with no education except the backwoods skills of hunting, tracking and survival. Colored Troops. And I now cheerfully and gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to the officers and men of my command, whose zeal, fidelity and unflinching bravery have been the great source of my past success in arms. Though Forrest had no prior formal military training or experience, he had exhibited leadership and soon proved he could successfully employ tactics. He did not say it that way, and nobody who knows anything about him imagines that he did.[225]. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Forrest became involved sometime in late 1866 or early 1867. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. He was the first born of two children. In the ensuing raids he was pursued by thousands of Union soldiers trying to locate his fast-moving forces. In 1845, Jonathan Forrest was killed in a street fight over a business dispute. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Forrest's legacy as "one of the most controversialand popularicons of the war" still draws heated public debate. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. [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. [157] According to Wills, in the August 1867 state elections the Klan was relatively restrained in its actions. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. This browser does not support getting your location. This account has been disabled. [206] In 2008, the Duval County School Board voted 52 against a push to change the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High School in Jacksonville. Team USA started Friday by dominating the foursomes portion. Jane was born 3 February 1847 at Oxford, Mississippi. Streight had orders to cut the Confederate railroad south of Chattanooga, Tennessee to seal off Bragg's supply line and force him to retreat into Georgia. [4] Forrest was born in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1871. 2110 n washington st,forrest city,ar,72335-01846-11344-s 1 2110 STRINGTOWN RD,GROVE CITY,OH,43123-02931-07973-S 2 21106 KUYKENDAHL RD,SPRING,TX,77379-03300-07720-S 2 Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The Civil War scholar Bruce Catton writes: Forrest used his horsemen as a modern general would use motorized infantry. Subsequently, then-Mayor A C Wharton urged that the statue of Forrest be removed from the Health Sciences Park and suggested that the remains of Forrest and his wife be relocated to their original burial site in nearby Elmwood Cemetery. [132], Forrest reportedly died from acute complications of diabetes at the Memphis home of his brother Jesse on October 29, 1877. Avoiding attack by never staying in one place long, eventually Forrest led his troops during the spring and summer of 1864 on raids into west Tennessee, as far north as the banks of the Ohio River in southwest Kentucky and into north Mississippi. His cavalry destroyed railroad and blockhouses and blockaded shipping on the Tennessee River, disabling and capturing several Union vessels before destroying the Union supply depot at Johnsonville. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). WGA 11th cousin GEDCOM Note Bio notes: Confederate General like his father GEDCOM Note view all You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Sherman, who had recognized how formidable an opponent Forrest was in battle during the Civil War, replied after the crisis settled down. [217] Union General William Tecumseh Sherman called him "that devil Forrest" in wartime communications with Ulysses S. Grant and considered him "the most remarkable man our civil war produced on either side".[218][219][4]. Forrest rode up on his horse, and immediately waded across the stream and carried Mary Ann her mother to safety. Newspaper correspondent Sylvanus Cadwallader, who traveled with Grant for three years during his campaigns, wrote that Forrest "was the only Confederate cavalryman of whom Grant stood in much dread". They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. [82][83][84] According to historians John Cimprich and Bruce Tap, although their numbers were roughly equal, two thirds of the black Union soldiers were killed, while only a third of the whites were killed. [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. By November, Forrests Tennessee Cavalry Battalion included roughly 790 men from Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, and Texas. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? The Confederates charged across the short distance between their lines and the fort, helping one another scale the parapet, from which they fired down into the fort. Hicks refused to comply with the ultimatum, and according to his subsequent report, Forrest's troops took a position and set up a battery of guns while a flag of truce was still up. Forrest recovered and began thinking about his future. [206] After several public forums and discussions, Westside High School was unanimously approved in January 2014 as the school's new name. How do we create a person's profile? [90] Forrest's men were alleged to have set fire to a Union barracks with wounded Union soldiers inside[91][92] In defense of their actions, Forrest's men insisted that the Union soldiers, although fleeing, kept their weapons and frequently turned to shoot, forcing the Confederates to keep firing in self-defense. Forrest met Mary Ann Montgomery, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. They had two children, William Montgomery Bedford Forrest (1846-1908), who enlisted at the age of 15 and served alongside his father in the war, and a daughter, Fanny (1849-1854), who died in childhood. He was the first born of two children. [34][54], By early summer, Forrest commanded a new brigade of inexperienced cavalry regiments. I have never on the field of battle sent you where I was unwilling to go myself, nor would I now advise you to a course which I felt myself unwilling to pursue. Obey the laws, preserve your honor, and the government to which you have surrendered can afford to be and will be magnanimous. William "Bill" Forrest was born in Desoto County, Mississippi on September 26th, 1846 to Nathan Bedford and Mary Ann Forrest. [201] As an armory for the Confederacy, Selma provided a substantial part of the South's ammunition during the Civil War. 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. Nathan Bedford Forrest became one of the leading cavalry figures of the Civil War. . [180], In response to the Pole-Bearers speech, the Cavalry Survivors Association of Augusta, the first Confederate organization formed after the war, called a meeting in which Captain F. Edgeworth Eve gave a speech expressing strong disapproval of Forrest's remarks promoting inter-ethnic harmony, ridiculing his faculties and judgment and berating the woman who gave Forrest flowers as "a mulatto wench". [97] It was the South's publicly stated position that slaves firing on whites would be killed on the spot, along with Southern whites that fought for the Union, whom the Confederacy considered traitors. [141][142] Brian Steel Wills quotes two KKK members who identified Forrest as a Klan leader. [100], At the time of the massacre, General Grant was no longer in Tennessee but had transferred to the east to command all Union troops. He simply led his 700 men out before the surrender, establishing a reputation for boldness, and was promptly made a colonel and regimental commander. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Gen. Benjamin Grierson's cavalry division. By this time, his fame as a cavalry leader had become legendary, and his exploits continued until the end of the war. According to survivors, many blacks were killed after they had surrendered. To use this feature, use a newer browser. reminnessida fr CAPT William Montgomery Forrest (26 Sep 1846-7 Feb 1908), . [43] In October 1861, Forrest was given command of a regiment, the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He acquired several cotton plantations in the Delta region of West Tennessee,[13] and became a slave trader at a time when demand for slaves was booming in the Deep South; his slave trading business was based on Adams Street in Memphis. And he raised his brothers - he was considerably older than all of them, the ones in between having died and left a sizable age gap. in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, USA , United States, Died on October 29, 1877 when he was 7 years old and later to Atlanta, GA. Sports betting may work on Beale Street. Indeed, next to J.E.B. In July 2021, Tennessee officials voted to move Forrest's bust from the State Capitol to the Tennessee State Museum. [16] William Forrest worked as a blacksmith in Tennessee until 1834, when he moved with his family to Salem, Mississippi. discoveries. The poor deluded negroes would run up to our men fall upon their knees and with uplifted hands scream for mercy but they were ordered to their feet and then shot down. [199] A Tennessee-based organization, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, posthumously awarded Forrest their Confederate Medal of Honor, created in 1977. Gen. James H. Wilson, defeated Forrest at the Battle of Selma on April 2, 1865. Several of Forrests battles were minor classics of cavalry tactics. At the onset of the war in 1861, Jeffery and Nathan each enlisted as a Private into Captain Josiah White's Tennessee Mounted Rifles, a command that would later be designated the 7th Tennessee Cavalry. Some kept going, right into the river, where a number drowned, and the swimmers became targets for marksmen on the bluff. He was the first born of two children. On an August Sunday, he met the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, Mary Ann Montgomery, and her mother while they were on their way to church. Bragg failed to do so, upon which Forrest was quoted as saying, "What does he fight battles for? Forrest believed in surprise, audacity, and nerve, and trained his men to become splendid scouts and raiders. He then mounted a second horse, which was shot out from under him as well, forcing him to mount a third horse. [81] Forrest's men immediately took over the fort, while Union soldiers retreated to the lower bluffs of the river, but the USS New Era did not come to their rescue. He was in turn a horse and cattle trader in Mississippi, and a slave dealer and horse trader in Memphis, until 1859, when he began planting cotton in northwestern Mississippi. In 1834, Nathans father packed the family up and moved to a small farm in northern Mississippi. Oops, something didn't work. At the onset of the war in 1861, Jeffery and Nathan each enlisted as a. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? This account has been disabled. The Fourteenth addressed citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws for former slaves, while the Fifteenth specifically secured the voting rights of black men. Forrest was elevated in Memphis in particularwhere he lived and diedto the status of folk hero. As a result, Grant was forced to revise and delay the strategy of his Vicksburg campaign. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. 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