The book Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest was written by author Wyeth, John A. (John Allan), 1845-1922 Here you can read free online of Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest a good or bad book?
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True to his instructions, General Smith laid waste this beautiful country, burning towns, private residences, as well as granaries, gin-houses, and plantations. The city of Oxford and the country around might well have stood for the picture of the abomination of desolation. The expedition under Smith was only one of a series of move- ments which were intended to hold Forrest away from Sherman. On June 28th General Canby telegraphed Major-General H. W. Slocum at Vicksburg that " Smith's expediti...on would move from Memphis early in July, that a large cavalry force would leave the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, to operate against the Mo- bile and Ohio railroad, while another invasion in the direction of Mobile will start about the 6th of July." This same officer reports to the General of the Army of the Tennessee : " I had previously written to General Washburn that he should employ A. J, Smith's troops, and any other that he could reach, to pursue and if possible destroy all of Forrest's command.
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