Forrest only CW general to enter service as a private.
Great tactical commander.
Fearless, armed his men each w two navy colt revolvers . Charged in on horseback after opposition fired single shot rifles and the 12 shot slaughter of the enemy and its moral began.
He purchased 500 colt revolvers for a dollar each. What was Lincoln ‘s BATF thinking?
In Lincoln’s day, BATF would have been a convenience store.