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Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877 Gen. Forrest to his troops.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07197 Author/Creator: Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877 Place Written: Gainesville, Alabama Type: Broadside Date: 9 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23.7 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Title from heading. Addressed to "soldiers." Details the fact that "the troops of this Department have been surrendered. ...That we are BEATEN is a self evident fact, and any further resistance on our part would be justly regarded as the very height of folly and rashness." Encourages full cooperation with the Federal authorities.

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

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