Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan
gptkbp:associated_with Southern heritage
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1821-07-13
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Bedford_County,_Tennessee
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Elmwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Forrest's_Cavalry_Corps
gptkbp:contributed_to Confederate cavalry tactics
gptkbp:controversy post-war activities
gptkbp:death_date 1877-10-29
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:famous_for hit-and-run tactics
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_impact gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:historical_role cavalry commander
gptkbp:historical_significance controversial legacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:influenced modern military tactics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:military_strategy
gptkbp:involved_in reconstruction era politics
gptkbp:known_as Forrest
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
cavalry tactics
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:1st_Tennessee_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:nickname The Wizard of the Saddle
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Pillow
gptkb:Battle_of_Brice's_Cross_Roads
gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkbp:notable_quote “ Get there first with the most men.”
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:plant
gptkbp:portrayed_in historical films
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Businessman
gptkbp:postwar_activity gptkb:politics
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Montgomery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5