Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on the day of July 13,1821 he was a self taughten man the made a lot of money from being a cotten farmer in the State of Mississippi. At the begging of the Civil war he made a calvary and fought in the Battle Of Shiloh. He masscred 300 black men women and children at Fort Pillow. His parents were William Forrest and Marian Forrest. When Nathan turned the age of 13 is father died and he was left to look after his brothers and sisters. He married a lady named Mary Ann Montgomery.
He had boy and named him William then her had three daughters named Frances,Fannie,and Fanny. He owned slaves and asked them if they would join him the civil War. After the Civil war he joined the group called The "KKK" and he was the Grand Wizard. He did not support lynching KKK members and Believed that the clan was a noble and honorable group. Forrest was troubled when the klans action changed from its original purpose.
Returning to Memphis after the war, Forrest sought to rebuild his ruined fortune. He sold his plantations in 1867 he also became an early leader for the KKK. He died on October 29,1877 mostly likes from diabetes. Buried at Elmwood Cemetry in Memphis. His remains were moved in 1904 to a Memphis Park named in his honor for being in the civil war.
He had boy and named him William then her had three daughters named Frances,Fannie,and Fanny. He owned slaves and asked them if they would join him the civil War. After the Civil war he joined the group called The "KKK" and he was the Grand Wizard. He did not support lynching KKK members and Believed that the clan was a noble and honorable group. Forrest was troubled when the klans action changed from its original purpose.
Returning to Memphis after the war, Forrest sought to rebuild his ruined fortune. He sold his plantations in 1867 he also became an early leader for the KKK. He died on October 29,1877 mostly likes from diabetes. Buried at Elmwood Cemetry in Memphis. His remains were moved in 1904 to a Memphis Park named in his honor for being in the civil war.