Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821 near Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Many people described him as a "born military genius." A famous quote that was his motto was "Get there first with the most men." He was very well known for the infamous raid on Ft. Pillow on April 12, 1864. At the fort he slaughtered more than 300 blacks after they surrendered the fort. Forrest was a self-taught man that bought horses, cattle, and slaves as well …showed first 75 words of 309 total…

…showed last 75 words of 309 total…superior Union force at Brice's Cross Roads Mississippi. Throughout the next year he made several successful attacks in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama. After the war he was a successful advocate in the railroad business. He was also the first Grand Wizard of the original Ku Klux Klan, a secret society that believed in white supremacy. He late realized this was a bad idea, but the Klan had grown to big for him to stop it.