Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Although Nathan Bedford Forrest entered the Civil War with no military training he rose rapidly through the ranks and was considered a military genius by the end of the conflict. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Forrest Reconnoitered
Historical Marker #617 in Providence notes the movements of Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest's cavalry as it passed through Webster County in the fall of 1861.
The Kentucky legislature's declaration of allegiance to the Union in September…