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Shelby Foote states that Forrest was trying to pull back his troopers once they got inside the fort and despite the Union flag was still flying.

The Union wanted a fight and expected the gunboat to cover their retreat should one occur. Forrest was known for treating prisoners fairly

As for the report, "Southerners might argue the document [Commission Report] tissue of lies from end to end, which it was." - Shelby Foote

Gandalftb, you and LS should swap stories about how inaccurate Shelby Foote is since he's Southern.

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Yep.