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Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877), was a Confederate general and perhaps the American Civil War's most highly regarded cavalry and partisan ranger (guerrilla leader). Forrest is regarded by many military historians as the war's most innovative and successful general. His tactics of mobile warfare are still studied by modern soldiers.

After the war, Forrest's reputation suffered from allegations of brutality in the Battle of Fort Pillow, as well as his role as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

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