"First with the Most" ForrestThis is an excellent older biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest. Henry used the Official Records extensively and gathered information from a number of sources to put together a biography that is favorable to Forrest but not worshipful and very entertaining to read. |
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Page 281
... Georgia had rolled on back from the Oostenaula to the Etowah - the Army of Tennessee crossed that considerable stream on May twentieth - and the idea of using Forrest to cut in behind Sherman was being discussed by Confederate civilians ...
... Georgia had rolled on back from the Oostenaula to the Etowah - the Army of Tennessee crossed that considerable stream on May twentieth - and the idea of using Forrest to cut in behind Sherman was being discussed by Confederate civilians ...
Page 309
... Georgia , as well as Alabama and Mississippi , saved , and Tennessee recovered . To effect such a result could we ... Georgia that " the disparity of force between the oppos- ing armies in northern Georgia is less as reported than at any ...
... Georgia , as well as Alabama and Mississippi , saved , and Tennessee recovered . To effect such a result could we ... Georgia that " the disparity of force between the oppos- ing armies in northern Georgia is less as reported than at any ...
Page 365
... Georgia was over . Sherman , moreover , had had a chance at last to make his accumulation at Atlanta of " ample supply of provisions and ammunition ... so that he was not materially affected by the state of the railroad . " 84 And with ...
... Georgia was over . Sherman , moreover , had had a chance at last to make his accumulation at Atlanta of " ample supply of provisions and ammunition ... so that he was not materially affected by the state of the railroad . " 84 And with ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 13 |
THE FIRST FORTY YEARS18211861 | 22 |
OUT OF THE FALL OF FORT DONELSONDecember | 47 |
Copyright | |
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