"In my home county in Alabama, Limestone, we like to remember how Nathan Bedford Forrest blew up the train trestles between Nashville, the frontier capitol at the time, and Atlanta. For several weeks, the Union army could not send ahead the food and ammunition Sherman would need to continue his march to the sea."

'Get 'em skeered and keep the skeer on 'em.'

Great post, McWilliams. It's funny how our views change over time, but that some views get even clearer as we see more. The histories taught in schools don't mention what you wrote, but it's true. And then when we look at Forrest more closely we get a serious disappointment once again.