Nathan bedford forrest height

Born:13-Jul-1821
Birthplace:Chapel Hill, TN
Died:29-Oct-1877
Location of death:Memphis, TN
Cause of death:Diabetes complications
Remains: Buried, Forrest Park, Memphis, TN

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation:Military

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Confederate Cavalry General

Military service: Confederate Army

Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, born near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, on the 13th of July 1821.

Before his father's death in 1837 the family had removed to Mississippi, and for some years thereafter it was supported principally by Nathan, who was the eldest son. Thus he never received any formal education (as witnessed by the uncouth phraseology and spelling of his war despatches), but he managed to teach himself with very fair success, and is said to have possessed considerable ability as a mathematician.

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