He is particularly interested in the experiences of children in 1765-75. There was an error deleting this problem. [170], Forrest testified before the Congressional investigation of Klan activities on June 27, 1871. [24] In 1859, he bought two large cotton plantations in Coahoma County, Mississippi and a half-interest in another plantation in Arkansas;[25] by October 1860 he owned at least 3,345 acres in Mississippi. His younger sister, Francis "Fannie" Ann was born in 1849 but passed away at age 6 in 1854.After the age of 8, Bill grew up as an only child. Now often recast as "Getting there firstest with the mostest",[223] this misquote first appeared in a New York Tribune article written to provide colorful comments in reaction to European interest in Civil War generals. [227] According to this analysis, Forrest's troops were carrying out Confederate policy. Union Major William Bradford refused to surrender the fort, and Forrest quickly ordered an attack. The frontier hardships drove Nathan to work hard and to become a successful businessman. Forrest sympathizers have long claimed that he disbanded the Klan when it became violent. [80] By 3:30 pm, Forrest had concluded that the Union troops could not hold the fort, thus he ordered a flag of truce raised and demanded that the fort be surrendered. Indoor handball or rock climbing anyone? There are no volunteers for this cemetery. On May 9, 1865, at Gainesville, Forrest read his farewell address to the men under his command, enjoining them to "submit to the powers to be, and to aid in restoring peace and establishing law and order throughout the land. In a letter to his wife three days after the battle, Confederate soldier Samuel Caldwell wrote, If General Forrest had not run between our men and the Yanks with his pistol and sabre drawn, not a man would have been spared.. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. [145] According to Jack Hurst's 1993 biography, "Two years after Appomattox, Forrest was reincarnated as grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Try again later. Obey the laws, preserve your honor, and the government to which you have surrendered can afford to be and will be magnanimous. [13][17] William died in 1837 and Forrest became the primary caretaker of the family at age 16. January is the perfect time to visit the gym, lift some weights, swim some laps, spin some pedals, and maybe even splurge on a personal trainer or take up a new sport. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. After the war, Nathan Bedford Forrest lived in Memphis, and spent years struggling to regain the financial status he had enjoyed before the war, and failed in many business ventures. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. In August 2000, a road on Fort Bliss named for Forrest decades earlier was renamed for former post commander Richard T. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Jane Taylor Cook. The crowd of mourners was estimated to include 20,000 people. The time 9:01 is significant to Memphis Greenspace President Van Turner. He worked as a law enforcement officer, magistrate, and was elected alderman for the City of Memphis. The plans triggered outrage and a group of around 20 protesters attempted to block construction of the new monument by lying in the path of a concrete truck. This unit, which varied in size from 40 to 90 men, constituted the elite of his cavalry. He commanded a Confederate rear guard after the Union victory. 1858. You have been good Soldiers; you can be good citizens. As soon as they received the Union reply, they moved forward at the command of a junior officer, and the Union forces opened fire. In the spring of 1864, General Forrest, who had been raiding throughout western Tennessee in Kentucky, planned to move on Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River with about 1,500 to 2,500 men. [46] Forrest's command included his Escort Company (his "Special Forces"), for which he selected the best soldiers available. As the Klan's first national leader, he became the Lost Cause's avenging angel, galvanizing a loose collection of boyish secret social clubs into a reactionary instrument of terror still feared today. Weve updated the security on the site. In 2013, the Forrest Park in Memphis was renamed the Health Sciences Park, amid substantial controversy. One of the wounded Matlock men survived and served under Forrest during the Civil War. . The Fourteenth addressed citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws for former slaves, while the Fifteenth specifically secured the voting rights of black men. Consequently, his role at Fort Pillow was a stigmatizing one for him the rest of his life, both professionally and personally,[228][229] and contributed to his business problems after the war. An uncle of William was a Major in the reorganized regiment. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. based on information from your browser. This account has been disabled. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife Mary are no longer resting at Health Sciences Park as of Monday, June 7th, at 9:01 a.m. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a guiding force in the original Ku Klux Klan in the 1860s and his grandson and namesake played a similar role in the revived Klan of the 1920s and 1930s. Mary has been praying for me night and day for all these years, and I feel now that, through her prayers, my life has been spared and I have passed safely through so many dangers. And so began the lifelong love affair that would become part of the legend of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. [113] Union forces drove the Confederates from the field and Forrest was wounded in the foot, but his forces were not wholly destroyed. [132] According to Forrest biographer Jack Hurst, writers present at the public viewing of Forrest's body and at the funeral procession noted many black citizens among them. Marriage Although there are a number of differing accounts of the events that took place in the summer of 1845, Forrest did meet his future wife in a notable and romantic way. He moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee and was living there in 1860. It was after these efforts failed that Klan violence and intimidation escalated and became widespread. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. [47], Forrest won praise for his performance under fire during an early victory in the Battle of Sacramento in Kentucky, the first in which he commanded troops in the field, where he routed a Union force by personally leading a cavalry charge that was later commended by his commander, Brigadier General Charles Clark. One of the most divisive and controversial characters of Memphis and Tennessee history, Nathan Bedford Forrest, has been exhumed a second time since his death in 1877. From the 1850 federal census, William M. Forrest lived with his father, mother, and sister at DeSoto County, Mississippi. Resentful of Braggs ineptitude and poor treatment of him during the Chickamauga Campaign, the fiery cavalryman bitterly denounced his superior officer. [81] Forrest's men immediately took over the fort, while Union soldiers retreated to the lower bluffs of the river, but the USS New Era did not come to their rescue. Conflicting accounts of what actually occurred were given later.[87][88][89]. [170] Grant defeated Horatio Seymour, the Democratic presidential candidate, by a comfortable electoral margin, 214 to 80. Family He was married to Mary Montgomery in 1845 in Desoto County, Mississippi. William Montgomery Forrest (Son of Nathan Bedford Forrest) Buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. (CSA), William Montgomery Forrest. Family Tree . His rearguard action during the Confederate retreat from Nashville undoubtedly saved the Army of Tennessee from extinction. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The Klan, with Forrest at the lead, suppressed voting rights of blacks in the South through violence and intimidation during the elections of 1868. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. He was not as successful in railroad promoting as in war and, under his direction, the company went bankrupt. [100], At the time of the massacre, General Grant was no longer in Tennessee but had transferred to the east to command all Union troops. Half brother of Kitty (Kittie) Ann Williams and Mathew Dunn Forrest, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8578580, Capt Forrest Tenn Cav Confederate States Army. [101], Because of the events at Fort Pillow, the Northern public and press viewed Forrest as a war criminal. He developed his natural ability as a leader and held many civic posts throughout his young life. G GELongstreet 267 followers CSA 18211877, one of the South's finest heroes. Sherman, who had recognized how formidable an opponent Forrest was in battle during the Civil War, replied after the crisis settled down. Failed to delete memorial. Forrest himself recounted her influence to a friend saying: I am not the same man you were with so long and knew so well. Try again later. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. The Confederate army dispatched him with a small force into the backcountry of northern Alabama and western Georgia to defend against an attack of 3,000 Union cavalrymen commanded by Colonel Abel Streight. For the third time in his military career, Forrest created a new command of recruits and conscripts around a nucleus of battle-tested veterans. Brett Forrest resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado; I'm a descendant of Confederate general and first Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest, and I candidly and wholeheartedly believe . [180], In response to the Pole-Bearers speech, the Cavalry Survivors Association of Augusta, the first Confederate organization formed after the war, called a meeting in which Captain F. Edgeworth Eve gave a speech expressing strong disapproval of Forrest's remarks promoting inter-ethnic harmony, ridiculing his faculties and judgment and berating the woman who gave Forrest flowers as "a mulatto wench". [206] After several public forums and discussions, Westside High School was unanimously approved in January 2014 as the school's new name. [129], On July 5, 1875, Forrest gave a speech before the Independent Order of Pole-Bearers Association, a post-war organization of black Southerners advocating to improve the economic condition of black people and to gain equal rights for all citizens. General Nathan Bedford Forrest died October 29, 1877, at his brothers home in Memphis at the age of 57. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. [34][54], By early summer, Forrest commanded a new brigade of inexperienced cavalry regiments. [202] The bust of Forrest was stolen from the cemetery monument in March 2012 and replaced in May 2015. "[253] In 2021 Sexton voted against the removal of the bust of Forrest from the Tennessee State Capitol and into the Tennessee State Museum, but only one politician agreed with him and the bust was removed. Learn more about merges. [117] He eventually made the attempt, but it was too late. Weve updated the security on the site. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. In July 2021, Tennessee officials voted to move Forrest's bust from the State Capitol to the Tennessee State Museum. [80] The fort was manned by 557 Union troops, 295 white and 262 black, under Union commander Maj. L.F. On May 3, Forrest caught up with Streight's unit east of Cedar Bluff, Alabama. 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Morton. Obelisks in his memory were placed at his birthplace in Chapel Hill, Tennessee and at Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park near Camden.[194]. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Fort Pillow Massacre Historians still argue over Forrests responsibility for the Fort Pillow Massacre, in which many Union African American troops were killed. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. All available carts and wagons were pressed into service to haul six hundred boxes of army clothing, 250,000 pounds of bacon and forty wagon-loads of ammunition to the railroad depots, to be sent off to Chattanooga and Decatur. William Montgomery and Jane had four children: Mary Elvira Forrest, Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Montgomery Forrest, and James Cook Forrest, who died in 1878 at age four. We encourage you to research and . His acts have photographed themselves upon the hearts of thousands, and will speak there forever. I have never on the field of battle sent you where I was unwilling to go myself, nor would I now advise you to a course which I felt myself unwilling to pursue. Bill joined. Willie seems to have come out all right and been an interesting person, a respected businessman and a popular citizen. "[176], After the lynch mob murder of four black people who had been arrested for defending themselves in a brawl at a barbecue, Forrest wrote to Tennessee Governor John C. Brown in August 1874 and "volunteered to help 'exterminate' those men responsible for the continued violence against the blacks", offering "to exterminate the white marauders who disgrace their race by this cowardly murder of Negroes". Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Spiritually, Mary Ann Forrest had a great influence on her husband. 0:54. Others, dropping their guns in terror, ran back toward the Confederates with their hands up, and of these some were spared as prisoners, while others were shot down in the act of surrender. Forrest recovered and began thinking about his future. In the winter of 1863-64, Forrest was as active as ever. [147][148][149][150][151][152][153], Following the war, the United States Congress began passing the Reconstruction Acts to specify conditions for the readmission of former Confederate States to the Union,[154][155][156] including ratification of the Fourteenth (1868), and Fifteenth (1870) Amendments to the United States Constitution. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? He and his twin sister, Fanny, were the two eldest of blacksmith William Forrest's twelve children with wife Miriam Beck. Before the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealth as a cotton plantation owner, horse and cattle trader, real estate broker, and slave trader. July 13, 1821. birth date of Nathan Bedford Forrest. this animal attacked Bedford Forrest's mother; he tracked it down and killed it. The Blue Raiders' athletic mascot was changed to an ambiguous swash-buckler character called the "Blue Raider", to avoid association with Forrest or the Confederacy. Although he repeatedly denied membership even to Congress Forrest in fact led the Klan through one of its most successful periods, when robed terrorists succeeded in rolling back Reconstruction. Hood ordered Forrest to conduct an independent raid against the Murfreesboro garrison. [80] Booth and his adjutant were killed in the battle, leaving Fort Pillow under the command of Major William Bradford. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Forrest, who was a Freemason,[7] joined the Ku Klux Klan in 1867 (two years after its founding) and was elected its first Grand Wizard. Historian Court Carney suggested that "embarrassed by their city's early capitulation during the Civil War, white Memphians desperately needed a hero and therefore crafted a distorted depiction of Forrest's role in the war. They had two children, William Montgomery Bedford Forrest (1846-1908), who enlisted at the age of 15 and served alongside his father in the war, and a daughter, Fanny (1849-1854), who died in childhood. Cassidy. Son of Lt Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, (CSA) and Mary Ann Forrest This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. William is 18 degrees from Margaret Atwood, 19 degrees from Jim Carrey, 21 degrees from Elsie Knott, 21 degrees from Gordon Lightfoot, 21 degrees from Alton Parker, 23 degrees from Beatrice Tillman, 17 degrees from Jenny Trout, 21 degrees from Justin Trudeau, 23 degrees from Edwin Boyd, 17 degrees from Barbara Hanley, 27 degrees from Fanny Rosenfeld and 19 degrees from Cathryn Hondros on our single family tree. [48][49] Forrest distinguished himself further at the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862. . His statue was erected in 1904. He was in turn a horse and cattle trader in Mississippi, and a slave dealer and horse trader in Memphis, until 1859, when he began planting cotton in northwestern Mississippi. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Returning to Mississippi, Forrest was promoted to lieutenant general on February 28, 1865, and took command of the cavalry in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Yet, historian Albert Castel quotes several eyewitnesses on both the Union and Confederate sides as saying that Forrest ordered his men to stop firing. Visit the Ragno website and discover our Ceramic and Porcelain Stoneware collections. Newspaper correspondent Sylvanus Cadwallader, who traveled with Grant for three years during his campaigns, wrote that Forrest "was the only Confederate cavalryman of whom Grant stood in much dread". [242] On March 10, 2012, it was vandalized and the bronze bust of the general disappeared. Despite having no formal military training, Forrest rose from the rank of private to lieutenant. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? He used his cavalry troops as mounted infantry and often deployed artillery as the lead in battle, thus helping to "revolutionize cavalry tactics",[3] although the Confederate high command is seen by some commentators to have underappreciated his talents. William was 15 years old. In February 1862, Forrest took part in the defense of Fort Donelson, and refused to surrender with the rest of the Confederate forces. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Montgomery Shelby S9866 White's Co. By Connor Towne O'Neill The Nathan Bedford Forrest statue located along Interstate 65 in Nashville, Tennessee. [157] According to Wills, in the August 1867 state elections the Klan was relatively restrained in its actions. His younger sister, Francis Fannie Ann was born in 1849 but passed away at age 6 in 1854. You can always change this later in your Account settings. The historical record does not support his repeated denials that he knew a massacre was taking place, or that he even knew a massacre had occurred at all. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. He filed for pension in Shelby County. The effort was spearheaded by Take 'Em Down 901, an organization dedicated to removing Confederate iconography, which was founded by activist Tami Sawyer. Tippah County, Mississippi native Jeffery Edward Forrest was a younger and purportedly favorite brother of Nathan Bedford Forrest. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8578580/william-montgomery-forrest. The Republicans had nominated one of Forrest's battle adversaries, Union war hero Ulysses S. Grant, for the Presidency at their convention held in October. Forrest had success as a businessman, planter and slaveholder. in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, USA , United States, Died on October 29, 1877 when he was 7 years old and later to Atlanta, GA. Sports betting may work on Beale Street. [118] When Hood's battle-hardened Army of Tennessee, consisting of 40,000 men deployed in three infantry corps plus 10,000 to 15,000 cavalry, was all but destroyed on December 1516, at the Battle of Nashville,[119] Forrest distinguished himself by commanding the Confederate rear guard in a series of actions that allowed what was left of the army to escape. This broke with its historic loyalty to the Plessy v. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. [247] Brett Joseph Forrest, a direct descendant of Nathan, spoke in support of the bust's removal. When he expressed his opinion to one of General Forrest's granddaughters, she replied after a pause, "You know, we never thought much of Mr. Lincoln in my family". While most Forrest biographies discuss his military career in great detail, what they do not provide is the General's own perspective of the conflict. He is remembered as a self-educated, brutal, and innovative cavalry leader during the war and as a leading Southern advocate in the postwar years. Nathan Bedford Forrest was born to William and Miriam Beck Forrest in Bedford County, Tennessee in 1821. In April 1864, in what has been called "one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history",[5] troops under Forrest's command at the Battle of Fort Pillow massacred hundreds of troops, composed of black soldiers and white Tennessean Southern Loyalists fighting for the Union, who had already surrendered. [6], Forrest's most decisive victory came on June 10, 1864, when his 3,500-man force clashed with 8,500 men commanded by Union Brig. [213] A major push to change its name failed on February 16, 2018, when the governor-controlled Tennessee Historical Commission denied Middle Tennessee State University's petition to rename Forrest Hall. Gen. James Chalmers, attacked and recaptured Fort Pillow. After struggling to deal with the Confederacys defeat, as well as its devastating effect on the South during the Reconstruction Era, Forrest dissolved his affiliations with several extremist groups, and made a concerted effort to shake his persona as That Devil Forrest. I thought you might like to see a memorial for CAPT William Montgomery Forrest I found on Findagrave.com. Several of Forrests battles were minor classics of cavalry tactics. The school in Jacksonville was named for Forrest in 1959 at the urging of the Daughters of the Confederacy because they were upset about the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. Charges of a Fort Pillow Massacre became grist for Northern propaganda mills during the war, and plagued Forrest for the remainder of his life. 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