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Union General William S. Smith had planned to meet General Sherman's army at Meridian, Mississippi to destroy railway lines and a Confederate arsenal. General Smith had a substantial number of troops however, cavalry General Nathan Bedford intercepted Smith's force. Smith decide not to fight but Bedford had other plans. He attacked Smith's army forcing him to retreat to Memphis.
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Who was the confederate general who never lost a Battle and started the KKK after the war?
Bedford Forrest
Why does the responsibility for the confederate defeat at Gettysburg lay squarely upon General Lee's shoulders?
Lee was the Commanding General of all Confederate troops in that campaign.
What advantage did Union General Sherman have over Confederate General Johnston in the Georgia campaign of 1864?
General Sherman began his campaign into Georgia with 100,000 troops. His Confederate opponent, General Joseph Johnston commanded only 50,000 troops.
Was Jeb Stuart a Union general?
No, Sir. He was a Confederate cavalry leader.
What Confederate general was one of the Souths best cavalry leaders?
Often overlooked because of the cavalry of JEB Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest was an excellent Confederate cavalry commander.
What confederate general led forces in the shenandoah valley campaign?
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
What was the US Civil War Tullahoma Campaign?
The Tullahoma campaign , the campaign of Middle Tennessee, involved the armies of Confederate General Braxton Bragg and the Union General William Rosecrans. This series of conflicts immediately preceded the Chickamauga campaign. It was a high point for General Rosecrans.
Who was the Famous general who entered civil war as a private?
Nathan Bedford Forrest entered the Confederate service as a private and wound up as a three-star, lieutenant general.
What was the goal of general McClelland's Peninsular Campaign?
To capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
When was Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Banks shot by one of his troops?
In June of 1863, Confederate General Nathan Banks escaped with his life when one of his disgruntled troopers shot him. Forrest survived the attack by wounding the man with his sword.
The Fort Pillow Massacre of 1865 took place under this Conferderate General who became the first leader of the orginial Ku Klux Klan?
Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest
Which former Confederate general was the acknowledge leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia after the Civil War?
Nathan Bedford Forrest.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
