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Letters from Nathan B. Forrest

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N. B. Forrest, December 5, 1861

From Nathan B. Forrest

December 5, 1861

REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, Hopkinsville, Ky., December 5, 1861. Leaving Hopkinsville November 24 with 300 men and their officers, : under orders from brigade headquarters, we went to Greenville, where we found…

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Nathan B. Forrest to Napoleon T. Dana, January 6, 1865

From Nathan B. Forrest

To Napoleon T. Dana

January 6, 1865

HEADQUARTERS FORREST’S CAVALRY CORPS, In the Field, January 6, 1865. Major-General DANA, Commanding U. S. Forces, Memphis, Tenn. : GENERAL: I have the honor herewith to transmit copies of communications…