Statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest
This file appears in: Forrest Reconnoitered
Erected in Memphis, Tennessee, this statue commemorates Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. 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…