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| Posted: Wed Oct 10th, 2007 03:33 pm |
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Bama46
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Jeff,
Nice post..very clear reasoning and clear writing...I think I am just a tad jealous
Ed
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11th, 2007 01:42 am |
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younglobo
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Havnt seen these "Ride with Forrest Stickers" Guess they havnt filtered down to MO yet. I would say they are like the Stars and Bars one idiot flys it and speaks ignorantly and poof its a bad thing.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 06:03 pm |
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JeffOYB
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Hey, I got the "Rebel Forrest" VHS video, with Shelby Foote in it and a lookalike. It was pretty good. From Dixie Gun Works. Hard to find otherwise. Maybe a half hour long. It made me want to read the bio's again! Forrest's story is just so amazing. Each level of detail is so compelling and colorful. The song at the end of the video gave a pretty nice flavor of the color of Forrest, too. I'd say half of the video dealt with the back'n'forth of the Pillow/KKK stuff and a squabble over a statue today. Regrettable, I say! I recall that one oldtime biographer said that Hood's Retreat would be the subject of epic poems---too bad they never happened. Or did they? Anyone know of more obscure publication of NBF materials?
I'd be willing to part with the vid. I have my books! : ) $20 postpaid and it's yours. My paypal address is jeff [at] outyourbackdoor [dot] com. (You could check out my website domain to see my own bonafides. : ) )
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=9508
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 07:09 pm |
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sweetea
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You all may say what you will about NBF. I, a Northern gal, may or may not agree with some of what you say.
I don't believe that the KKK was formed with the initial intent of harassing former slaves; rather, it was formed to annoy the carpetbagger contingent. I have also heard from at least two transplanted southerners (of my generation and well-schooled in the "War of Northern Agression" as taught in the South) that it was NOT the initial idea of Forrest, although he certainly went along with it for a time. The individual who made the initial suggestion had made some offhand remark to the effect that "those people" should be driven out. I'm not giving you any names, don't get po'd at me. Just repeating what I heard. (Whatever that individual asked for, he got. )
Tell me though, is it true that the last direct male Forrest (hope that is worded correctly) was also the first American general to die in European combat in WWII? He made sure that the men with him jumped from the plane first, iirc.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12th, 2007 08:07 pm |
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Texas Defender
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Sweetea,
The male Forrest line did indeed come to an end in 1943.
Nathan Bedfored Forrest (1821-1877) had a son, William Montgomery Forrest.(1846-1908).
William was a captain in the Confederate Army, and was wounded at Ft. Donelson and a couple of other places.
William had a son, Nathan Bedford Forrest II (1872-1931).
Nathan II had a son, Nathan Bedford Forrest III (1905-1943). Nathan III became a brigadier general in the US Army Air Force. He was killed after flying on a raid in 1943. Eventually, his remains were removed to Arlington.
Here is a short bio and a picture of the general and his monument.
Nathan Bedford Forrest III, Brigadier General, United States Army Air Corps
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