This anecdotal account does not depart factually from my conclusions as set forth in the about page except where the soldier, Achilles Clark, alleges that Forrest ordered them shot. Was this letter writer one of the Confederate troops under Forest's command or was he one of the Confederate deserters who might well have been shot? I have concluded that Forrest was remiss in not controlling his men but I had no evidence that he actually ordered murders.
My summation is as follows:
It does not appear that Forrest himself personally participated in the murders nor is it clear that he ordered any of the murders but it does seem, again by the weight of the evidence, that he was derelict in his duty to control his men who clearly went into a frenzy at the apparition of colored troops.
There have been more than one evidentiary hearing conducted and, as I said, they have concluded both ways. You do not supply any citation for this Wikipedia account which does say "these statements, however, were contradicted by…" What are the statements that were contradicted?
Well, if one admits that troops under his command committed these atrocities, it’ all the same to me. I’m not one to judge, in all sincerity.
Still, I wonder how such a figure as Nathan Bedford, with avowedly racist doctrines and belief, could be held up as an exemplar, as you seem to be doing. That’s a lot to swallow.