In Georgia, blacks and Republicans also faced a lot of violence. Capt. 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. [115] During Hood's Tennessee Campaign, he fought alongside General John Bell Hood, the newest commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, in the Second Battle of Franklin on November 30. "I do think it was God ordained and really 901 means something. For Selma, of all places, to have a big monument to a Klansman is totally unacceptable". [208][209][210] In 2005, Shelby County Commissioner Walter Bailey started an effort to move the statue over Forrest's grave and rename Forrest Park. In the ensuing raids he was pursued by thousands of Union soldiers trying to locate his fast-moving forces. Failed to delete memorial. Streight had orders to cut the Confederate railroad south of Chattanooga, Tennessee to seal off Bragg's supply line and force him to retreat into Georgia. Forrest's grandson, Nathan Bedford Forrest II (18721931), became commander-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans[38] and a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia and secretary of the national organization. [199] A Tennessee-based organization, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, posthumously awarded Forrest their Confederate Medal of Honor, created in 1977. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. "[126] A memorial to him, the first Civil War memorial in Memphis, was erected in 1905 in a new Nathan Bedford Forrest Park. "[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. [124] The ridgetop commissary he built as a provisioning store for the 1,000 Irish laborers hired to lay the rails became the nucleus of a town, which most residents called "Forrest's Town" and which was incorporated as Forrest City, Arkansas in 1870. The next month, he captured the Union garrison with its stores at Murfreesboro, and on July 21, 1862, he was promoted to brigadier general, and began a long and illustrious association with the Confederate Army of Tennessee. His uncle was killed there in 1845 during an argument with the Matlock brothers. [132] Aiming to right his past wrongs, Forrest encouraged African-Americans to "work, be industrious, live honestly and act truly", as well as declaring that "when you are oppressed, I'll come to your relief". [13], In 1841 Forrest went into business with his uncle Jonathan Forrest in Hernando, Mississippi. Through the KKK, he sought to restore white conservative Democrats to power. [217] Union General William Tecumseh Sherman called him "that devil Forrest" in wartime communications with Ulysses S. Grant and considered him "the most remarkable man our civil war produced on either side".[218][219][4]. The Klan's activity infiltrated the Democratic Party's campaign for the presidential election of 1868. Forrest spoke in encouragement of black advancement and of endeavoring to be a proponent for espousing peace and harmony between black and white Americans. Colored Troops. [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. Historians have differed in their interpretations of the events at Fort Pillow. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. William Hugh Montgomery 1792 - 1829 . An expert cavalry leader, Forrest was given command of a corps and established new doctrines for mobile forces, earning the nickname "The Wizard of the Saddle". I heard him make a speech in one of our Dens". Montgomery Shelby S9866 White's Co. The Civil War In June 1861, Forrest enlisted as a private in Captain Josiah Whites Tennessee Mounted Rifles, along with his youngest brother and fifteen-year-old son. Forrest's Confederate forces were accused of subjecting Union captured soldiers to extreme brutality, with allegations of back-shooting soldiers who fled into the river, shooting wounded soldiers, burning men alive, nailing men to barrels and igniting them, crucifixion, and hacking men to death with sabers. [246] The City Council then voted on December 20, 2017, to sell Health Sciences Park to Memphis Greenspace, a new non-profit corporation not subject to the Heritage Protection Act, which removed the statue and another of Jefferson Davis that same evening. John Goodwin, of Forrest's cavalry command, forwarded a dispatch listing the prisoners captured. Not realizing that the rest of his men had halted their charge when they reached the full Union brigade, Forrest charged the brigade alone and soon found himself surrounded. [144] Another member wrote, "N. B. Debate over the memory of this incident formed a part of sectional and racial conflicts for many years after the war, but the reinterpretation of the event during the last thirty years offers some hope that society can move beyond past intolerance. Nathan went after the murderers, killing two and wounding two others. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. The ball went through Forrest's pelvis and lodged near his spine. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. [189], On July 7, 2015, the Memphis City Council unanimously voted to remove the statue of Forrest from Health Sciences Park, and to return the remains of Forrest and his wife to Elmwood Cemetery. After his bloody defeat at Franklin, Hood continued on to Nashville. The height of the pedestal is 7 feet, and the terrace 2 feet 6 inches. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. His raids were uniformly bold and skillful, and are his chief right to fame in the history of the cavalry. [53], A month later, Forrest was back in action at the Battle of Shiloh, fought April 67, 1862. [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. Image: Nathan and Mary Ann Hernando, Mississippi, August 1845 John Paul Strain, Artist. Plan in Mississippi raises hackles", "Proposed Mississippi License Plate Would Honor Early KKK Leader", "Group Wants KKK Founder Gen. 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In his one-of-a-kind book, "Give 'Em Hell Boys!," Forrest scholar, Forrest relation, Southern historian, and award-winning author Lochlainn Seabrook handily remedies this situation. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Bio notes: Confederate General like his father. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. 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. He wanted nothing more to do with the Klan, but felt honor bound to protect former associates. Ironically, the Klan Kampus of Lanier later became a synagogue! All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. [171] In Louisiana, 1,000 blacks were killed to suppress Republican voting. [227] According to this analysis, Forrest's troops were carrying out Confederate policy. William Bill Forrest was born in Desoto County, Mississippi on September 26th, 1846 to Nathan Bedford and Mary Ann Forrest. In 1869, Forrest expressed disillusionment with the lack of discipline in the white supremacist terrorist group across the South,[8] and issued a letter ordering the dissolution of the Ku Klux Klan as well as the destruction of its costumes; he then withdrew from the organization. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). . Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. He had become interested in the area around Crowley's Ridge during the war, and took up civilian life in 1865 in Memphis, Tennessee. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. According to Con-federate Veteran, young Willie attempted to join his father and two uncles into the Tennessee Mounted Rifles, but his age and small size disallowed him. I thought you might like to see a memorial for CAPT William Montgomery Forrest I found on Findagrave.com. We have set your language to [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. A common report is that Forrest arrived in Nashville in April 1867 while the Klan was meeting at the Maxwell House Hotel, probably at the encouragement of a state Klan leader, former Confederate general George Gordon. Sorry! On this date in 1955, Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company was ruled. Forrest is often erroneously quoted as saying his strategy was to "git thar fustest with the mostest". Forrest himself recounted her influence to a friend saying: I am not the same man you were with so long and knew so well. From the 1850 federal census, William M. Forrest lived with his father, mother, and sister at DeSoto County, Mississippi. Husband of Jane Taylor Forrest In the hasty retreat, they stripped off commemorative badges that read "Remember Fort Pillow" to avoid goading the Confederate force pursuing them.[111]. Name: William Montgomery (Willie) Forrest Sex: M Birth: 26 SEP 1846 in Hernando, DeSoto Co. Mississippi Death: 7 FEB 1908 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee Burial: Elmwood Cem., Memphis, TN . Learn more about managing a memorial . On February 3, 1863, Forrests command suffered a defeat at Dover, Tennessee, while under the command of Major General Joseph Wheeler. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. The Union garrison at Fort Pillow consisted of about 600 men, divided almost evenly between black and white troops. Mary Ann Montgomery Forrest died in January 1893 in Memphis. On June 10, 1864, Forrest defeated a much larger Union force at Brices Cross Roads, Mississippi, arguably his finest military feat. He was not as successful in railroad promoting as in war and, under his direction, the company went bankrupt. I hope I am a better man now than then. [242] On March 10, 2012, it was vandalized and the bronze bust of the general disappeared. [169] These developments worked to the advantage of the Republicans, who focused on the Democratic Party's alleged disloyalty during and after the Civil War. In 1978, Middle Tennessee State University abandoned imagery it had formerly used (in 1951, the school's yearbook, The Midlander, featured the first appearance of Forrest's likeness as MTSU's official mascot) and MTSU president M. G. Scarlett removed the General's image from the university's official seal. When General Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on 13 July 1821, in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, United States, his father, William B Forrest, was 20 and his mother, Miriam A Beck, was 19. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 0:04. Immediately thereafter, Forrest joined General John Bell Hood in the disastrous Tennessee campaign of November and December 1864. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Oops, we were unable to send the email. The Montgomerys buggy had broken down while crossing a stream, and some local young men were on the river bank laughing and teasing Mary Ann and her mother. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. He moved his family to Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee and is found on the census there in 1860, He was a planter. This broke with its historic loyalty to the Plessy v. William "Bill" Forrest was born in Desoto County, Mississippi on September 26th, 1846 to Nathan Bedford and Mary Ann Forrest. Please enter your email and password to sign in. [73][74][75], On December 4, 1863, Forrest was promoted to the rank of major general. In the winter of 1863-64, Forrest was as active as ever. cemeteries found in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. WGA 11th cousin GEDCOM Note Bio notes: Confederate General like his father GEDCOM Note view all [162][163] After only a year as Grand Wizard, in January 1869, faced with an ungovernable membership employing methods that seemed increasingly counterproductive, Forrest dissolved the Klan, ordered their costumes destroyed,[164] and withdrew from participation. [160][161] He said he sympathized with them, but denied any formal connection, although he claimed he could muster thousands of men himself. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? 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. Recruits came from Greene, Montgomery, Pickens, Randolph, and Shelby counties. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Mary Ann Montgomery Forrest (1826 - 1893) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. William Montgomery Forrest was born on month day 1846, at birth place, Mississippi, to Nathan Bedford Forrest and Mary Ann Forrest (born Montgomery). Try again later. Of the forts 600 men, between 277 and 297 were killed; 64 percent of these were U.S. [173] The popular vote was much closer: Grant received 3,013,365 (52.7%) votes, while Seymour received 2,708,744 (47.3%) votes. Try again later. I generali degli Stati Confederati d'America erano collocati gerarchicamente in quattro livelli.. Il grado pi elevato era quello di general ("generale"): il termine per, oltre ad essere specifico di un livello di comando (comandante d'armata), anche la denominazione generica per tutta la categoria degli ufficiali generali, tanto che, nell'uso corrente, si tende a specificare nel primo . There are no volunteers for this cemetery. 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. ). 2008 - 2022 INTERESTING.COM, INC. According to Richard L. Fuchs, "records concerning the fate of the black prisoners are either nonexistent or unreliable". "[123], As a former slave trader and slave owner, Forrest experienced the abolition of slavery at war's end as a major financial setback. During this time, Nathan had barely survived a typhoid epidemic that ravaged the region and took the lives of three of his siblings, including his twin sister. This unit, which varied in size from 40 to 90 men, constituted the elite of his cavalry. Login to find your connection. 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In 1845, Jonathan Forrest was killed in a street fight over a business dispute. Bragg failed to do so, upon which Forrest was quoted as saying, "What does he fight battles for? Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Instead, he noted that the state legislature would not be likely to approve the plate anyway. They commissioned him as a lieutenant colonel and authorized him to recruit and train a battalion of Confederate mounted rangers. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. He has published scholarly papers and popular articles for both children and adults. This was a landmark civil rights case in the United States in which the Interstate Commerce Commission, in response to a bus segregation complaint filed in 1953 by Black Women's Army Corps (WAC) private Sarah Louise Keys. Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821, to a poor settler family in a secluded frontier cabin near Chapel Hill hamlet, then part of Bedford County, Tennessee, but now encompassed in Marshall County. Ordered to Pollard, the regiment remained in that vicinity for nearly a year. The effort was spearheaded by Take 'Em Down 901, an organization dedicated to removing Confederate iconography, which was founded by activist Tami Sawyer. Forrest believed in surprise, audacity, and nerve, and trained his men to become splendid scouts and raiders. [170][171] Forrest played a prominent role in the spread of the Klan in the South, meeting with racist whites in Atlanta several times between February and March 1868. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. [82][83][84] According to historians John Cimprich and Bruce Tap, although their numbers were roughly equal, two thirds of the black Union soldiers were killed, while only a third of the whites were killed. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8578580/william-montgomery-forrest. The bronze casting of more than heroic size (one and one-half life size), weighs 9,500 pounds. Unlettered, contemptuous of West Point formal training, and given to insubordination, Forrest nonetheless was a brilliant horseman and tactical thinker and the only soldier on either side to go from private to lieutenant generalduring the course of the war. 0:54. [56] In December 1862, Forrest's veteran troopers were reassigned by General Braxton Bragg to another officer, against his protest. 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