Nathan Bedford Forrest, Daniel Foxx

Nathan Bedford Forrest (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This Civil War biography sheds new light on the life of the legendary Confederate general before, during, and after the conflict that defined his legacy.

Shelby Foote called Nathan Bedford Forrest one of the most authentic geniuses produced by the American Civil War, and Ulysses S. Grant said that Forrest was the only Confederate cavalry leader he feared. Sherman wanted him killed even if doing so broke the broke the Federal treasury and cost ten thousand lives.

Arguably the best cavalry leader of the Civil War and undoubtedly one of the greatest in the history of mounted warfare, Nathan Bedford Forrest has been acclaimed and vilified, revered and hated, and still he is a man whose life defies categorization.

This in-depth biography goes beyond Forrest's war exploits. Here, historians Eddy W. Davison and Daniel Foxx depict a man as complex, brilliant, revolutionary, and tragic as the times in which he lived. In addition to revealing details about his childhood, marriage, and life as a businessman and civic leader, this comprehensive biography explains the alleged massacre at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, and the reasons for Forrest's leadership in the Ku Klux Klan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455609222
• Artikelnr.: 67056261

Autorenporträt

Eddy W. Davison teaches criminal justice at the International Institute of the Americas in Phoenix. He is also an adjunct professor of history at Ottawa University and a member of the board of directors of the Scottsdale Civil War Roundtable, and he writes and presents seminars on Civil War topics.