Howard Koslow: Nathan B. Forrest

Artist: Howard Koslow
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1986
Image Size: 12 by 13.75 inches
Overall Size: 18 by 20.625 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Cold Press Illustration Board

He was not an educated man, and his military training was nil. Yet Nathan B. Forrest, son of a blacksmith, was one of the Civil War's greatest cavalry commanders. His inborn strength and mastery of military tactics and strategy went far beyond that of ordinary men. Having amassed a sizeable fortune before the war, Forrest chose to enlist in the Confederate Army when his native Tennessee seceded from the Union. Soon he was forming a mounted battalion and preparing to lead it in battle. Action came at Fort Donelson and Shiloh, and Forrest's spectacular raiding tactics used at Brice's Cross Roads in Mississippi became a model for cavalry fighting. His men were suddenly feared by the enemy. Their training and skill made them truly formidable in battle. When asked his secret, Forrest replied, "To git thar fustest with the mostest men." Luck also rode with Forrest and, though wounded four times in battle, he managed to survive the 29 horses shot out from under him. At the close of war, he had reached the rank of lieutenant general. He was finally defeated in Selma, Alabama, in April 1865. Saying farewell to his men, he advised them, "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."

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Proofcard for America's Greatest Military Heroes series, postmarked July 13, 1993.

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