That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest

That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest

â€œâ€˜That devil Forrestâ€™ was at his heels again, and once more the crackling rifles of his rear-guard and their relentless pursuers came ringing through the wood.â€

Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of twelve children, born to a poor blacksmith and his wife in Bedford County, Tennessee.

Yet, despite these humble origins he would go on to become one of the most innovative cavalry leaders America has ever seen.

His enemies respected him and his Southern compatriots admired him. Both General Johnston and General Sherman agreed that he was â€œthe most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side.â€ While Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, in their postwar memoirs, stated that the tide of the war might have been changed had the Confederate high command better used Forrestâ€™s talents.

John A. Wyethâ€™s brilliant biography of Forrest fully captures this fascinating general and his actions throughout the war.

From his brilliant campaigns at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Briceâ€™s Crossroads to his more controversial moments, for example at the Battle of Fort Pillow where many Union prisoners were slaughtered, Wyeth examines every part of Forrestâ€™s career in precise detail.

â€œThis biography, like its subject, has few peers.â€ New York Times Book Review

â€œDr. Wyethâ€™s style is attractive, and his narrative, notwithstanding the amplitude of detail and incident, is extremely clear. He tells the story well, and vividly paints the scenes of his heroâ€™s campaigns; and Forrest stands out from the canvas, audacious and energetic, yet vigilant and cautious; vehement but clear-sighted and prescient, the incarnation of dauntless, sagacious, indomitable leadership.â€ The American Historical Review

John Allan Wyeth fought in the American Civil War for the Confederacy before becoming a well-respected surgeon in New York. Wyeth wrote innovative and widely used medical texts that introduced illustrations in color as well as a memoir, With Sabre and Scalpel: The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon; an acclaimed biography, That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, and many magazine articles. This book was first published as Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest in 1908. Wyeth died in 1922.
Country USA
Manufacturer Geronimo Publishing
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-11-20
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Geronimo Publishing
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-11-20
Format	Kindle eBook

That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest

â€œâ€˜That devil Forrestâ€™ was at his heels again, and once more the crackling rifles of his rear-guard and their relentless pursuers came ringing through the wood.â€

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â€œâ€˜That devil Forrestâ€™ was at his heels again, and once more the crackling rifles of his rear-guard and their relentless pursuers came ringing through the wood.â€