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Presenting T H E 1 9 5 6 MIDLANDER VOL. XXXI Published by the Students oj MIDDLE TENNESSEE SI ATE COLLEGE Murfreesboro, Tennessee Don Jackson Editor in ChieJ Lois Stedman Assistant Editor George Gardner Business Manager Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest ' s spirit symbolizes the spirit of Middle Tennessee State College, the school of indi- vidual opportunity. He came from a poor home and from there he rode into the annals of American history. Born in Chapel Hill, Bedford County, Tennessee, on July 13, 1821. he received little education; but was suc- cessful as a planter and real estate operator. Always ready to defend a cause, young Nathan enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army in June, 1861; but shortly afterward won the rank of lieutenant colonel to command a battalion of cavalry, which he outfitted at his own expense. By the time he was a full colonel, Forrest had joined forces with General A. S. Johnston ' s army at Shiloh, where he received his first wounds in the north-south combat. As a cavalry leader in 1862, he captured the entire Federal garrison at Murfreesboro in one of the most brilliant operations of the Tennessee campaigns. Following the Battle of Chickamauga, in which he par- ticipated, he was transferred to Mississippi and ap- pointed major general. In November of 1864 Forrest was placed in command of the cavalry with the Army of Tennessee. A year later he was made commander of the cavalry in Alabama, Mississippi, and eastern Louisiana. He died October 29, 1877, in Memphis. Forrest was known for his fairness in battle and his hard-charging cavalry.
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I rode with General Forrest back in 1863 under this banner. I remember we bivouacked in this area, but times sure have changed — as you can tell from the sketch that my buddy. Bob, drew showing some of our maneu- vers back in 63. I can still remember General Forrest saying, ' Let ' s get there the fustest with the mostest ' .
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