Forrestt had 31 horses shot out from under him and killed 30 men in hand to hand combat. as a result, he used to say that he was "a horse ahead." The last incident you are referring to, Forrest was surrounded by union troops on all sides. His junior officers inquired of him the possibility of surrender and he replied , I'm paraphrasing here do not remember the exact quote. We'll split in half and charge both ways. Well he did and they broke out.
He is the only man in either army to rise from Private to Lt. Gen. in the course of the war. I admire him greatly for his prowess in combat. There is of course that dark side at Fort Pillow which no one seems to be able to explain to anyone's satisfaction. Nevertheless, I have a signed David Wright portrait of Forrest hanging in the vestibule of my home.
Bill
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"Zounds! I was never so bethumped with words."
King John 2.1.466
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