WILLIAM MONTGOMERY FORRESTfamily tree Parents Nathan Bradford, Gen. Forrest 1821- 1877 Mary Ann Montgomery Forrest 1826- 1893 Spouse(s) Jane Taylor Cook Forrest 1847- 1882 Children Mary E Forrest 1869- 1965 [252], In June 2020, after Black members of the Tennessee House of Representatives unsuccessfully asked it to eliminate a state celebration of Forrest, Representative Cameron Sexton opined: "I dont think anybody here is truly racist. [175] George Cantor, a biographer of Confederate generals, wrote, "Forrest ducked and weaved, denying all knowledge, but admitted he knew some of the people involved. He was wounded three times, at Fort Donelson, at Harrisburg and at Spring Hill, Tenn. [60][61], The Union Army gained military control of Tennessee in 1862 and occupied it for the duration of the war, having taken control of strategic cities and railroads. [47], Forrest won praise for his performance under fire during an early victory in the Battle of Sacramento in Kentucky, the first in which he commanded troops in the field, where he routed a Union force by personally leading a cavalry charge that was later commended by his commander, Brigadier General Charles Clark. William Forrest; G GELongstreet 267 followers [132] According to Forrest biographer Jack Hurst, writers present at the public viewing of Forrest's body and at the funeral procession noted many black citizens among them. Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. [80] The fort was manned by 557 Union troops, 295 white and 262 black, under Union commander Maj. L.F. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. A Union infantryman on the ground beside Forrest fired a musket ball at him with a point-blank shot, nearly knocking him out of the saddle. January is the perfect time to visit the gym, lift some weights, swim some laps, spin some pedals, and maybe even splurge on a personal trainer or take up a new sport. William "Bill" Forrest was born in Desoto County, Mississippi on September 26th, 1846 to Nathan Bedford and Mary Ann Forrest. Indeed, next to J.E.B. He was promoted to major general on December 4, 1863. F > Forrest > William Montgomery Forrest, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY FORREST (1846 - 1908) Photos: 34 Records: 200 Born in Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA on 28 Sep 1846 to Nathan Bradford, Gen. Forrest and Mary Ann Montgomery Forrest. The ball went through Forrest's pelvis and lodged near his spine. He was in turn a horse and cattle trader in Mississippi, and a slave dealer and horse trader in Memphis, until 1859, when he began planting cotton in northwestern Mississippi. He was the first born of two children. Victory came quickly, with the Union soldiers running toward the river or surrendering. This browser does not support getting your location. We have set your language to Even so, he never completely adjusted to the new realities of the postwar South. In retaliation, Forrest shot and killed two of them with his two-shot pistol and wounded two others with a knife which had been thrown to him. [33], Forrest had twelve brothers and sisters; two of his eight brothers and three of his four sisters died of typhoid fever at an early age, all at about the same time. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Jane Taylor Cook. Organized as a battalion at Memphis, October, 1861; increased to regiment January, 1862; divided into two battalions April, 1862; four Alabama companies transferred to 4th (Russells) Alabama Cavalry Regiment in November, 1862; 18th Battalion first known as Balchs Battalion; then as McDonalds Battalion; finally as 26th Battalion; reorganized as regiment latter part of 1864; consolidated with 12th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment in February 1865; surrendered and paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, May 1865 William "Bill" Forrest was born in Desoto County, Mississippi on September 26th, 1846 to Nathan Bedford and Mary Ann Forrest. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Failed to remove flower. The actor portraying his father was such a great likeness that he had a stroke and died. Husband of Jane Taylor Forrest Avoiding attack by never staying in one place long, eventually Forrest led his troops during the spring and summer of 1864 on raids into west Tennessee, as far north as the banks of the Ohio River in southwest Kentucky and into north Mississippi. In the ensuing raids he was pursued by thousands of Union soldiers trying to locate his fast-moving forces. Through the KKK, he sought to restore white conservative Democrats to power. He was paroled at Gainesville, Alabama May 11, 1865. [143] James R. Crowe stated, "After the order grew to large numbers we found it necessary to have someone of large experience to command. On June 13, 1863, Gould confronted Forrest about his transfer, which escalated into a violent exchange. Services were held at Court Avenue Presbyterian Church in Memphis, and an oration was given by Jefferson Davis. [46] Forrest's command included his Escort Company (his "Special Forces"), for which he selected the best soldiers available. [191] Consequently, Memphis sold the park land to Memphis Greenspace, a non-profit entity not subject to the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act, which immediately removed the monument as explained below. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. His opponent, Brig. He developed his natural ability as a leader and held many civic posts throughout his young life. [190] However, on October 13, 2017, the Tennessee Historical Commission invoked the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act of 2013 and U.S. Public Law 85-425: Sec. Make sure that the file is a photo. His younger sister, Francis Fannie Ann was born in 1849 but passed away at age 6 in 1854. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Lieutenant Andrew Wills Gould, an artillery officer in Forrest's command, was being transferred, presumably because cannons under his command[66] were spiked (disabled) by the enemy[67] during the Battle of Day's Gap. Forrest continued to lead his men in small-scale operations, including the Battle of Dover and the Battle of Brentwood until April 1863. Forrest rarely drank and abstained from tobacco usage; he was often described as generally mild mannered, but according to Hosea and other contemporaries who knew him, his demeanor changed drastically when he was provoked or angered. He married Jane Taylor Cook in 1868 in Hernando, Mississippi and they had four children. (CSA), William Montgomery Forrest, Burial of Capt. In the hasty retreat, they stripped off commemorative badges that read "Remember Fort Pillow" to avoid goading the Confederate force pursuing them.[111]. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. [185] His eulogy was delivered by his recent spiritual mentor, former Confederate chaplain George Tucker Stainback, who declared in his eulogy: "Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest, though dead, yet speaketh. Streight's goal changed from dismantling the railroad to escaping the pursuit. I heard him make a speech in one of our Dens". While most Forrest biographies discuss his military career in great detail, what they do not provide is the General's own perspective of the conflict. [189] In light of the 2015 church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, some Tennessee lawmakers advocated removing a bust of Forrest located in the state's Capitol building. [97] It was the South's publicly stated position that slaves firing on whites would be killed on the spot, along with Southern whites that fought for the Union, whom the Confederacy considered traitors. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. His descendants were present when his remains were placed in the park in November 1904, and again generations later when the. [80] Booth and his adjutant were killed in the battle, leaving Fort Pillow under the command of Major William Bradford. General Forrests Pursuit of Streight Clyde Heron, Artist. The frontier hardships drove Nathan to work hard and to become a successful businessman. [31] He was known as a tireless rider in the saddle and a skilled swordsman. [124] The ridgetop commissary he built as a provisioning store for the 1,000 Irish laborers hired to lay the rails became the nucleus of a town, which most residents called "Forrest's Town" and which was incorporated as Forrest City, Arkansas in 1870. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. I have never on the field of battle sent you where I was unwilling to go myself, nor would I now advise you to a course which I felt myself unwilling to pursue. Instead, he noted that the state legislature would not be likely to approve the plate anyway. ). [169] The party advocated termination of the Freedman's Bureau and any government policy designed to aid blacks in the South. They had two children; a son, William Montgomery Bedford, born in 1846, and in 1848 a daughter, Frances, who died when she was five years old. Cassidy. His blacksmith father was of English descent, and most of his biographers state that his mother was of Scotch-Irish descent . Bill Lee Signs Nathan Bedford Forrest Day Proclamation, Is Not Considering Law Change", "Tennessee Governor Slammed Online for Signing Confederate General Proclamation", "Tennessee Gov. Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) was a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65). William Montgomery Forrest (Son of Nathan Bedford Forrest) Buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. In July 1864, he stood off USA General A.J. In his final confrontation with Streight, the Confederate cavalryman manipulated his forces magnificently, convincing the Federals to surrender their numerically superior forces by artificially inflating his own command. William married Jane Taylor Cook, daughter of James Cook and Elvira Darnell. [141][142] Brian Steel Wills quotes two KKK members who identified Forrest as a Klan leader. Ordered to Pollard, the regiment remained in that vicinity for nearly a year. William Bill Forrest was born in Desoto County, Mississippi on September 26th, 1846 to Nathan Bedford and Mary Ann Forrest. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Many of the blacks were former slaves and understood the personal consequences of a loss to the Confederates at best an immediate return to slavery. [188] In 1904, the remains of Forrest and his wife Mary were disinterred from Elmwood and moved to a Memphis city park that was originally named Forrest Park in his honor, but has since been renamed Health Sciences Park. Nathan went after the murderers, killing two and wounding two others. Forrest became involved sometime in late 1866 or early 1867. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. [240] Barbour refused to denounce the honor. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? He has published scholarly papers and popular articles for both children and adults. Colonel Stephen G. Hicks: "if I have to storm your works, you may expect no quarter." The association voted unanimously to amend its constitution to expressly forbid publicly advocating for or hinting at any association of white women and girls as being in the same classes as "females of the negro race". Learn more about merges. [203][204] A monument to Forrest at a corner of Veterans Plaza in Rome, Georgia was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1909 to honor his bravery for saving Rome from Union Army Colonel Abel Streight and his cavalry.[205]. Forrest sent a full charge after the retreating army and captured 16 artillery pieces, 176 wagons and 1,500 stands of small arms. Forrests personality and his natural soldierly gifts were such that USA General William Tecumseh Sherman considered him the most remarkable man the Civil War produced on either side. Try again later. [115] During Hood's Tennessee Campaign, he fought alongside General John Bell Hood, the newest commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, in the Second Battle of Franklin on November 30. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY FORREST married Jane Taylor Cook Forrest and had 3 children. He recovered and led a surprise raid on Memphis that produced another Union retreat from Mississippi. "[186], Forrest's funeral procession was over two miles long. For the third time in his military career, Forrest created a new command of recruits and conscripts around a nucleus of battle-tested veterans. He is remembered as a self-educated, brutal, and innovative cavalry leader during the war and as a leading Southern advocate in the postwar years. They had two children, William Montgomery Bedford Forrest (1846-1908), who enlisted at the age of 15 and served alongside his father in the war, and a daughter, Fanny (1849-1854), who died in childhood. [232], The site is now a Tennessee State Historic Park. He denied membership, but his individual role in the KKK was beyond the scope of the investigating committee, which wrote: "Our design is not to connect General Forrest with this order (the reader may form his own conclusion upon this question)". His younger sister, Francis "Fannie" Ann was born in 1849 but passed away at age 6 in 1854.After the age of 8, Bill grew up as an only child. The native Tennesseean had amassed a fortune, which he estimated at $1,500,000, as a slave trader and plantation owner before enlisting in the Confederate army as a private in Josiah H. White's cavalry company on June 14, 1861. His mother Miriam then married James Horatio Luxton, of Marshall, Texas, in 1843 and gave birth to four more children.[36]. His younger sister, Francis Fannie Ann was born in 1849 but passed away at age 6 in 1854. . [160][161] He said he sympathized with them, but denied any formal connection, although he claimed he could muster thousands of men himself. It has been said that he never split a family and did not knowingly sell slaves to cruel masters. [70] Like several others under Bragg's command, he urged an immediate follow-up attack to recapture Chattanooga, which had fallen a few weeks before. Forrest led other raids that summer and fall, including a famous one into Union-held downtown Memphis in August 1864 (the Second Battle of Memphis)[114] and another on a major Union supply depot at Johnsonville, Tennessee. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Sep 28 1846 - Hernando, Desoto, Mississippi, Feb 7 1908 - Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, Lt Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest, Mary Ann Forrest, Sep 28 1846 - Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Mary Ann Forrest (born Montgomery), Mary E Bradley (born Forrest), Nathan Bedford Forrest II, James Cook Forrest, William Montgomery Forrest, "in this city died today after a long illness Captain W M. suicide while deranged by worry over financial matters. Despite a lack of formal military education, Forrest was known for his keen tactical skills including the use of fast-moving cavalry and hit and run attacks. CSA General Joseph E. Johnston, the Confederate general whose greatness lay above all in calm and critical judgment, said that Forrest; had he had the advantage of a thorough military training, would have been the great central figure of the war.. He passed away in 1908.[1]. "[123], As a former slave trader and slave owner, Forrest experienced the abolition of slavery at war's end as a major financial setback. He married Jane Taylor Cook in 1868 in Hernando, Mississippi and they had four children. [239][238] The Mississippi NAACP petitioned Governor Haley Barbour to denounce the plates and prevent their distribution. [170], Forrest testified before the Congressional investigation of Klan activities on June 27, 1871. According to Richard L. Fuchs, "records concerning the fate of the black prisoners are either nonexistent or unreliable". DEO VINDICE". The actor portraying his father was such a great likeness that he had a stroke and died. He moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee and was living there in 1860. Their marriage of thirty-two years produced one son and a daughter who died in infancy. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Bill joined. In fact, it was only disbanded when its work was essentially done blacks and Republicans had been terrified into not voting and when it came under intense criticism. In the winter of 1863-64, Forrest was as active as ever. If so, login to add it. Just three years later, William died, leaving Nathan to care for his mother and several siblings. [6] He served as Secretary and Business Manager at Lanier University, a college that was sold to the Klan in 1921. this animal attacked Bedford Forrest's mother; he tracked it down and killed it. He developed his natural ability as a leader and held many civic posts throughout his young life. William Hugh Montgomery 1792 - 1829 . [37] They had two children, William Montgomery Bedford Forrest (18461908), who enlisted at the age of 15 and served alongside his father in the war, and a daughter, Fanny (18491854), who died in childhood. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. He then mounted a second horse, which was shot out from under him as well, forcing him to mount a third horse. He simply led his 700 men out before the surrender, establishing a reputation for boldness, and was promptly made a colonel and regimental commander. A statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, is seen defaced with hot-pink paint on Dec. 28, 2017, after it was vandalized in Nashville. Forrest was blamed for the slaughter in the Union press, and this news may have strengthened the North's resolve to win the war. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. According to Con-federate Veteran, young Willie attempted to join his father and two uncles into the Tennessee Mounted Rifles, but his age and small size disallowed him. Add to your scrapbook. Others have tried to get a bust of Forrest removed from the Tennessee House of Representatives chamber. It means we have grit. William Montgomery Forrest was born on month day 1846, at birth place, Mississippi, to Nathan Bedford Forrest and Mary Ann Forrest (born Montgomery). Returning to Mississippi, Forrest was promoted to lieutenant general on February 28, 1865, and took command of the cavalry in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. [34][54], By early summer, Forrest commanded a new brigade of inexperienced cavalry regiments. He sold his cotton plantation in 1867, and for some years was president of the Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad, but resigned in 1874. At the head of a mounted brigade, he took a brilliant part in General Braxton Braggs autumn 1862 campaign. This account has been disabled. Learn more about merges. "[254], On June 3, 2021, the remains of Forrest and his wife were exhumed from their burial place in the park, where they had been for over a century, in order to be reburied in Columbia, Tennessee. Sorry! The family at the time consisted of: It has been said that he went to a play in Memphis about his father General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in this Tennessee town. He passed away on 7 FEB 1908 in Memphis, Shelby, TN. 5.] WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, USA , United States, Died on October 29, 1877 when he was 7 years old and later to Atlanta, GA. Sports betting may work on Beale Street. [24] In 1859, he bought two large cotton plantations in Coahoma County, Mississippi and a half-interest in another plantation in Arkansas;[25] by October 1860 he owned at least 3,345 acres in Mississippi. Family Tree . A common report is that Forrest arrived in Nashville in April 1867 while the Klan was meeting at the Maxwell House Hotel, probably at the encouragement of a state Klan leader, former Confederate general George Gordon. [235] Foote also made Forrest a major character in his novel Shiloh, which used numerous first-person stories to illustrate a detailed timeline and account of the battle.[236][237]. [103][104], S.C. Gwynne writes, "Forrest's responsibility for the massacre has been actively debated for a century and a half. He was not as successful in railroad promoting as in war and, under his direction, the company went bankrupt. NBF II ran the business side of Klan Kollege (Lanier University) for a year before it failed financially. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821, to a poor settler family in a secluded frontier cabin near Chapel Hill hamlet, then part of Bedford County, Tennessee, but now encompassed in Marshall County. He is noted mainly as a highly successful raider behind Union lines, but also distinguished himself in several traditional type battles. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. We have set your language to He was the first born of two children. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 2008 - 2022 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Joint Resolution on the Subject of Retaliation", "KKK leader on specialty license plates? I think people may make insensitive comments. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. His declaration had little effect, and few Klansmen destroyed their robes and hoods.[165]. I hope I am a better man now than then. As a result, Grant was forced to revise and delay the strategy of his Vicksburg campaign. [13], In 1841 Forrest went into business with his uncle Jonathan Forrest in Hernando, Mississippi. Their great-grandfather, Shadrach Forrest, moved between 1730 and 1740 from Virginia to North Carolina, where his son and grandson were born; they moved to Tennessee in 1806. Richard L. Fuchs, author of An Unerring Fire, concluded: The affair at Fort Pillow was simply an orgy of death, a mass lynching to satisfy the basest of conductintentional murderfor the vilest of reasonsracism and personal enmity. Recruits came from Greene, Montgomery, Pickens, Randolph, and Shelby counties. On February 3, 1863, Forrests command suffered a defeat at Dover, Tennessee, while under the command of Major General Joseph Wheeler. He used his cavalry troops as mounted infantry and often deployed artillery as the lead in battle, thus helping to "revolutionize cavalry tactics",[3] although the Confederate high command is seen by some commentators to have underappreciated his talents. Password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and most of his state. 1908. 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