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“I loved the old government in 1861. I loved the old Constitution yet. I think it is the best government in the world, if administered as it was before the war. I do not hate it; I am opposing now only the radical revolutionists who are trying to destroy it. I believe that party to be composed, as I know it is in Tennessee, of the worst men on Gods earth - men who would not hesitate at no crime, and who have only one object in view - to enrich themselves.”

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Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest, born on July 13, 1821, and died on October 29, 1877, was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his ruthless tactics and military skills. more

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