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  1. Forrest Escapes Union Forces in Kentucky
    date February 16, 1862map CALLOWAY, Kentuckytags Nathan Bedford Forrest

    Nathan Bedford Forrest enlisted in the War of the Rebellion for the South as a private in 1861. By 1862 he had risen to the position of lieutenant-colonel. Forrest had never been in the army nor had he attended a military preparation institution—he had no military experience yet still rose to be a great commander. At Fort Donelson in Kentucky, Forrest was under the command of Generals Pillow,...