About Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general, noted for his aggressive cavalry tactics and rapid rise from private to general during the American Civil War. After the war, Forrest was inaugurated as the first Grand Wizard of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan.

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Occupation: slave trader, planter, army officer, railway executive
Position held: Grand Wizard
Citizenship: United States
Born: July 13, 1821
Died: October 29, 1877

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Likely "T. J. Selby, Corinth, Mississippi" via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Confederate States Army general (1821–1877)

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About Nathan Bedford Forrest

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Occupation: slave trader, planter, army officer, railway executive
Position held: Grand Wizard
Citizenship: United States
Born: July 13, 1821
Died: October 29, 1877

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Likely "T. J. Selby, Corinth, Mississippi" via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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