Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army. A prominent figure in the western theater of the Civil War, Forrest's actions include the March 25, 1964 raid at Paducah. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.
This file appears in: Forrest's Raid
Forrest's Raid
Historical Marker #517 in McCracken County recalls Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's raid on Paducah in March 1864.
The journey to Paducah from western Tennessee began in the spring of 1864. Forrest was intent on reaching Kentucky…