5 Quotes & Sayings By Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general and former slave owner. He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in American history. He is best known for his command of the first incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee, and his role in establishing the state of Tennessee in 1836. He died in 1877 and was buried in Memphis, Tennessee, where he has been honored with a statue by sculptor Gutzon Borglum at his memorial on Beale Street Read more

Another statue by Borglum is found at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and a bust by Sculptor Leonard Crascuez is located in Memphis at Forrest Park.

War means fighting, and fighting means killing.
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War means fighting, and fighting means killing. Nathan Bedford Forrest
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I can always make it a rule to get there first with the most men. Nathan Bedford Forrest
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I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors. Nathan Bedford Forrest
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We have but one flag, one country; let us stand together. We may differ in color, but not in sentiment. Many things have been said about me which are wrong, and which white and black persons here, who stood by me through the war, can contradict. Nathan Bedford Forrest