N. B. Forrest
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Character Key:
Display Name:
N. B. Forrest
Sort Name:
Forrest, General Nathan Bedford
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Confederate Army General
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Wednesday, July 13, 1831
Origin:
Tennessee
Cause of Death:
Disease
Other Texts:
Biography:
Historically, Nathan Bedford Forrest was a slave dealer before the Civil War, one of the Confederacy's most successful cavalry officers during the War, and a founder of the Ku Klux Klan after the war. In this novel, several Faulkner characters serve under Forrest's command.
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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