Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA (1821-1877)
This file appears in: Forrest Reconnoitered
He was a Confederate general during the Civil War from Tennessee. He led Confederate troops in Western Kentucky and established his tactical style at the Battle of Sacramento, Kentucky. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: Forrest Reconnoitered
Forrest Reconnoitered
Historic marker #665 in McLean County relates the reconnaissance mission Confederate Colonel Nathan B. Forrest led into the area.
In the fall of 1861, Federal troops, led by Brigadier General Thomas L. Crittenden, took position in Calhoun. The…