Statue Of Nathan Bedford Forrest Atop A War Horse, Memphis Tennessee Editorial Image

Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered both as a self-educated, innovative cavalry leader during the war and as a leading southern advocate in the postwar years. He was a pledged delegate from Tennessee to the New York Democratic national convention of 4 July 1868. He served as the first Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, but later distanced himself from the organization