You do not have to guess you can simply go to my "about page" and read exactly how I feel about Nathan Bedford Forrest.
"This article is about the Confederate soldier; for his grandson see Nathan Bedford Forrest III Nathaniel Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) was a Confederate army general and an instrumental figure in the founding and growth of the Ku Klux Klan.
"Forrest was perhaps the American Civil War's most highly regarded cavalry and partisan ranger (guerrilla leader). Forrest is regarded by many military historians as the war's most innovative and successful general. His tactics of mobile warfare are still studied by modern soldiers.
"After the war, Forrest's reputation suffered because of his KKK involvement and revelations that his troops murdered prisoners after the Battle of Fort Pillow, most of which were African-American.
You do not have to guess you can simply go to my "about page" and read exactly how I feel about Nathan Bedford Forrest.