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Nathan Bedford Forrest
1821 – 1877
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryNathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general, noted for his aggressive cavalry tactics and rapid rise from private to general during the American Civil War. After the war, Forrest was inaugurated as the first Grand Wizard of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 13, 1821
Chapel Hill
Date of death
October 29, 1877
Memphis
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
slave traderplanterarmy officerrailway executive
- Field and occupation
- generál konfederační armády během americké občanské války a první Velký čaroděj Ku Klux Klanu
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