The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Nathan Bedford Forrest
- Abolish the Loyal League and the Ku Klux Klan; let us come together and stand together.
- We have but one flag, one country; let us stand together. We may differ in color, but not in sentiment.
- I loved the old government in 1861. I loved the old Constitution yet. I think it is the best government in the world, if administered as it was before the war. I do not hate it; I am opposing now only the radical revolutionists who are trying to destroy it. I believe that party to be composed, as I know it is in Tennessee, of the worst men on Gods earth – men who would not hesitate at no crime, and who have only one object in view – to enrich themselves.
- We are born on the same soil, breathe the same air, live on the same land, and why should we not be brothers and sisters?
- If one road led to hell and the other to Mexico, I would be indifferent which to take.
- I have never on the field of battle sent you where I was unwilling to go myself, nor would I now advise you to a course which I felt myself unwilling to pursue. You have been good soldiers. You can be good citizens. Obey the laws, preserve your honor, and the government to which you have surrendered can afford to be and will be magnanimous.
- I will be in my coffin before I will fight again under your command.
- I have stood your meanness as long as I intend to. You have played the part of a damn scoundrel, and if you were any part of a man I would slap your jaws and force you to resent it.
- If you surrender you shall be treated as prisoners of war, but if I haveto storm your works you may expect no quarter.
- I went into the army worth a million and a half dollars, and came out a beggar.
Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821–1877) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his tactics and controversial legacy. Born in Tennessee, he amassed wealth through cotton planting, real estate, and slave trading.
Forrest joined the Confederate Army in 1861, quickly rising to the rank of lieutenant general due to his bold and effective cavalry operations. He played a significant role in battles such as Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Brice’s Cross Roads, earning a reputation as a fierce and innovative leader.
Forrest’s post-war life was marked by his involvement with the Ku Klux Klan, becoming its first Grand Wizard in 1867. His role in the Klan and his actions during the war, particularly the massacre at Fort Pillow where African American soldiers were killed after surrendering, have made him a polarizing figure in American history. Forrest spent his later years advocating for reconciliation and business ventures, dying in 1877.
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