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Machete_ · 11-04-2008, 05:20 AM

"Congressional investigation began in 1871 to determine Forrest's ties with the Klan, if any. The Committee was chaired by William Tecumseh Sherman. "The outcome of the 1871 investigation was twofold. The committee found no evidence that Forrest had participated in the formation of the Klan and that even the use of his name may well have been without his permission. They also found that there was no credible evidence that Forrest had ever participated in or directed any actions of the Klan."

He was accused of responsibility for war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow for leading Confederate soldiers in a massacre of unarmed black Union Army prisoners, but in the face of conflicting evidence was later cleared by the US Congress.[2]

After the war Forrest opposed Reconstruction policies and federal occupation by serving as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and commander of the Grand Dragons of the Realms.[3][4] He later worked to disband the KKK claiming it had become unpatriotic and violent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest

Like it or not - he is part of the nations history.

11-04-2008, 05:20 AM
Machete_ WINNING! Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,579	"Congressional investigation began in 1871 to determine Forrest's ties with the Klan, if any. The Committee was chaired by William Tecumseh Sherman. "The outcome of the 1871 investigation was twofold. The committee found no evidence that Forrest had participated in the formation of the Klan and that even the use of his name may well have been without his permission. They also found that there was no credible evidence that Forrest had ever participated in or directed any actions of the Klan." He was accused of responsibility for war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow for leading Confederate soldiers in a massacre of unarmed black Union Army prisoners, but in the face of conflicting evidence was later cleared by the US Congress.[2] After the war Forrest opposed Reconstruction policies and federal occupation by serving as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and commander of the Grand Dragons of the Realms.[3][4] He later worked to disband the KKK claiming it had become unpatriotic and violent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest Like it or not - he is part of the nations history.