Forrest
Text:
Character Key:
Display Name:
Forrest
Sort Name:
Forrest, Nathan Bedford
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Confederate Officer
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Friday, July 13, 1821
Origin:
Tennessee
Other Texts:
Biography:
The historical Nathan Bedford Forrest was a slave-trader before the Civil War who became one of the Confederacy's most effective military leaders. In the novel he is simply mentioned as the officer whom Sartoris and his irregular troop "joined" with in Tennessee (181).
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
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