Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest

[Stiles/Akin]

"Without the least affection of piety, Forrest was by nature deeply reverent and religious, despite his terrible temper and violent language. Obscene or vulgar words were entirely foreign to his conversation, and such was his detestation of these expressions that he would not under any circumstances permit a smutty story to be told or a vulgar expression used in his presence."
LIFE OF GENERAL NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST
John A Wyeth
1900

 

[diane]

Wyeth got it right Forrest was respectful of religion and, although he didn't go to church, always had services for his men. However, the swearing... As one soldier from Rucker's troops said of Brice's Crossroads: "Whoever said Gen Forrest didn't cuss wasn't where the 7th was that day!"