Stiles/Akin
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2016
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
The reason you have never heard of this is it's FAKE news yes even back then. Gen Forrest was involved in a train wreck but it wasn't in July 1865 it was in May and he was NOT injured and took command of the troops on the train to get it back on the track. On July 1st 1865 Gen Forrest was in route to Jackson to apply for a pardon.
The reason you have never heard of this is it's FAKE news yes even back then. Gen Forrest was involved in a train wreck but it wasn't in July 1865 it was in May and he was NOT injured and took command of the troops on the train to get it back on the track. On July 1st 1865 Gen Forrest was in route to Jackson to apply for a pardon.
The reason you have never heard of this is it's FAKE news yes even back then. Gen Forrest was involved in a train wreck but it wasn't in July 1865 it was in May and he was NOT injured and took command of the troops on the train to get it back on the track. On July 1st 1865 Gen Forrest was in route to Jackson to apply for a pardon.
Thanks, I must admit that I had never heard of that either.The reason you have never heard of this is it's FAKE news yes even back then. Gen Forrest was involved in a train wreck but it wasn't in July 1865 it was in May and he was NOT injured and took command of the troops on the train to get it back on the track. On July 1st 1865 Gen Forrest was in route to Jackson to apply for a pardon.
Oh, thanks even more! That incident you mention was the one I thought of but there's a lot of accidents Forrest had that few know about! Forrest was partner in the DeSoto/Tennessee railroad, though, wasn't he?
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Alexandria gazette., July 15, 1865, Image 2
I wonder if a retraction was ever printed.