Timeline
Birth- 13 Jul 1821
Chapel Hill, Tn
Estimated Birth Year
1821
Tennessee
Mary A
Marriage- 1845-Age: 23 years
Mary Ann Montgomery
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 44 - 39 years
Branch
Confederate Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Rank
Lieutenant General
Service Start Date
1861
Service End Date
1865
Battles
Fort Donelson, Shiloh, First Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Fort Pillow, Brice's Crossroads, Tupelo, Second Memphis, Third Murfreesboro, Nashville, Wilson's Raid
Commands held
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
Served For
Confederate States
Employment: Employer
Confederate States Army
Employment: End Date
1865
Employment: Start Date
1861
Employment: Position
Lieutenant General
Ku Klux Klan(Joined)
1866 or 1867
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Employment: Place
Memphis,Tn
Employment: Employer
Self
Employment: Position
Planter
Employment: Employer
Marion and Memphis Railroad
Employment: Position
President
War Crimes
Forrest was accused of war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow for allowing forces under his command to massacre hundreds of black Union Army and white Southern Unionist prisoners.
Ku Klux Klan
He served as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, but later distanced himself from the organization.
Residence: From
1860
Residence: Place
Shelby County, Tennessee
Age in 1860
39
Gender
Male
Residence: Minor Civil Division
Third Ward Memphis
Death- 29 Oct 1877-Age: 56 years
Diabetes
Memphis, Tennessee
Burial
Elmwood Cemetery
Forrest Park; Memphis,Tn(Re-Interred)
Other Facts
Full Name
N B Forrest
Full Name
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Child
Martin Forrest
Mother
Miriam Beck
Father
William Forrest
