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To: stainlessbanner

“Forrest was an unprecedented cavalryman and commander - much better than Sheridan.”

Even Wm. T. Sherman agreed with that assessment.


101 posted on 07/22/2007 12:42:36 PM PDT by labard1
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To: labard1; slow5poh; StoneWall Brigade
Thanks to each of you for posting on the thread.

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."

104 posted on 07/22/2007 2:17:32 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
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