Forrest Takes a Hostage Section- American Wars and educated at Western Military

and educated at Western Military Academy in Kentucky

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Forrest Takes a Hostage Section- American Wars and educated at Western Militaryby Bradley Schmehl 20"X30" War in the west S L# 4840 (AP) S L# 4841 (Canvas) Shiloh, Tennessee, April 1862 While no official report of this part of the battle of Shiloh exists, Forrest's authorized biography notes that he was at the head of a charge against Sherman on the final day. A zealous cavalryman, Forrest so outdistanced the rest of the Confederate attackers that he found himself surrounded by Union troops. Although wounded, he was able to haul