A battle from the start: the life of Nathan Bedford ForrestA biography of the Confederate cavalry leader describes his poor childhood in Mississippi, his adulthood as a millionaire slave trader, his rise through the ranks of the Confederate army, and his feats on the battlefield. National ad/promo. |
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User Review - delta351 - LibraryThingThis is the first book I ever read specifically about NB Forrest. I thought it was well balanced, and clearly described his personal strengths and weaknesses. The book had a rather folksy flavor to it ... Read full review
A BATTLE FROM THE START: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest
User Review - Jane Doe - KirkusWills (History/Georgia Southern Univ.) superbly tells the story of one of the Confederacy's authentic military geniuses, the man who consistently ``got there first with the most men'' and bedeviled ... Read full review
Contents
Chapter 2 | 21 |
Chapter 3 | 43 |
Operations in Central Kentucky December 1861 | 50 |
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| Title | A battle from the start: the life of Nathan Bedford Forrest |
| Author | Brian Steel Wills |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | HarperCollins, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 18, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0060168323, 9780060168322 |
| Length | 457 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Military Confederate States of America - Biography Forrest, Nathan Bedford Generals Generals - United States - Biography Generals/ United States/ Biography History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) United States United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Cavalry operations |
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