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Did you know that three Memphis, Tennessee parks named for our great Southern leaders Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest-Forrest Park, Confederate President Jefferson Davis-Jefferson Davis Park and Confederate Park were changed?

Another View of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest USA Calvin E. Johnson, Jr. August 11, 2007 URL: http://www.newmediajournal.us/guest/c_johnson/08112007.htm Is the history of our great nation important to you? Union Gen. William T. Sherman said of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, "After all, I think Forrest as the most remarkable man our "Civil War" produced on either side." This came from a man who was once a foe of Forrest on the field of battle. Why do some folks attack America's heritage? Several years ago attempts were made to change the name of Forrest Park in Memphis, Tennessee. Now, there are people...

Forrest's soldiers loved him. His fellow generals admired him. His enemies were terrified at the mere mention of his name. Gen. Robert E. Lee said of his finest subordinate commanders, the most remarkable was one he "had never met" — Forrest. And U.S. and foreign military officers alike have studied Forrest’s campaigns over the decades since the end of the war. It has even been speculated that some aspects of the German Blitzkrieg were patterned after some of Forrest's operations.

Republicans back Forrest name By SCOTT BRODEN sbroden@dnj.com The counter petition to retain the name of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest at the Army ROTC building at MTSU included the names of three local Republican leaders. Rutherford County Mayor Ernest Burgess, State Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville and Rutherford County Republican Party Chairman Howard Wall confirmed Tuesday that they were among the 1,350 people to sign a petition organized by MTSU sophomore Matthew Hurtt. ADVERTISEMENT The counter petition was in response to an earlier petition from MTSU senior Amber Perkins, who presented a petition to the university's Student Government Association...