Belle Montgomery
2nd Lieutenant
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- Oct 25, 2017
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A few years ago but very interesting:
The descendant of one of the general's cavalrymen offers an arresting true-life tale -- and a surprising take on the controversy.
Posted By Aaron James on Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:39 PM
Private William H. Terry
At a time when the image of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest is shrouded in both mystery and controversy, and a debate rages as to whether the hero of yore should be considered a villain to be scorned, this remarkable account by a descendant of one of Forrest's calvarymen sheds light on both the man and his likely place in history.
William H. Terry was a young man of privilege from middle Tennessee when he signed up to join the Confederate Cavalry on October 30th 1861. He soon found himself part of an elite military unit of 40 well-mounted, well-heeled, and well-armed men, handpicked from some of the finest families of the region. After the raw recruits were initially drilled and trained at Carnton Plantation south of Franklin, they were assigned the designation of Company F, relocated to Camp Cheatham in Robertson County, and on December 11th, joined the 8th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry with Lieutenant Colonel James W. Starnes at their head.
The battalion was immediately attached to Major General William J. Hardee's Central Army of Kentucky headquartered at Bowling Green. Two weeks after establishing their base camp near Russellville Kentucky, orders came to confirm reports of Union troop movements in the vicinity of Rumsey and Calhoun on the Green River.
REST OF ARTICLE:https://www.memphisflyer.com/Jackso...6/28/the-man-who-saved-nathan-bedford-forrest
The descendant of one of the general's cavalrymen offers an arresting true-life tale -- and a surprising take on the controversy.
Posted By Aaron James on Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:39 PM
At a time when the image of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest is shrouded in both mystery and controversy, and a debate rages as to whether the hero of yore should be considered a villain to be scorned, this remarkable account by a descendant of one of Forrest's calvarymen sheds light on both the man and his likely place in history.
William H. Terry was a young man of privilege from middle Tennessee when he signed up to join the Confederate Cavalry on October 30th 1861. He soon found himself part of an elite military unit of 40 well-mounted, well-heeled, and well-armed men, handpicked from some of the finest families of the region. After the raw recruits were initially drilled and trained at Carnton Plantation south of Franklin, they were assigned the designation of Company F, relocated to Camp Cheatham in Robertson County, and on December 11th, joined the 8th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry with Lieutenant Colonel James W. Starnes at their head.
The battalion was immediately attached to Major General William J. Hardee's Central Army of Kentucky headquartered at Bowling Green. Two weeks after establishing their base camp near Russellville Kentucky, orders came to confirm reports of Union troop movements in the vicinity of Rumsey and Calhoun on the Green River.
REST OF ARTICLE:https://www.memphisflyer.com/Jackso...6/28/the-man-who-saved-nathan-bedford-forrest