The Confederacy's Greatest Cavalryman: Nathan Bedford Forest

by Brian Steel Wills

Book Overview

This is the best biography of one of the most exciting, colorful, and controversial figures of the Civil War. A renowned cavalryman, Nathan Bedford Forrest perfected a ruthless hit-and-run guerrilla warfare that terrified Union soldiers and garnered the respect of warriors like William Sherman, who described his adversary as "that Devil, Forrest . . . the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side."

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700608850
• ISBN13: 9780700608850
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"