“Forrest was an unprecedented cavalryman and commander - much better than Sheridan.”
Even Wm. T. Sherman agreed with that assessment.
I had forgotten Foote's comment on Forrest. And yes Forrest kept the "skeer" on Sherman.
I believe General Lee said of Forrest, ""A man I have never met, General Nathan Bedford Forrest, Accomplished more, with fewer troops than any other officer on either side."