Forrest Stories

Bedford Forrest Was Not A Jester Or Joker But He Did Have A Good Sense Of Humor. When A Difficult Combative Situation Was Under Control Which With Him It Inevitably Would Be His Demeanor Would Lighten Up And Forrest'S Humorous Side Would Come Out. He Was Also A Master Of The Poker Bluff And Psychological Warfare And He Played These To Great Advantage During The War. One Of The Best Episodes Of This Was The 1863 Week-Long Pursuit And Surrender Of An Entire Federal Brigade-Over 1700 Men-To Fewer Than 600 Of His Own. The Union Commander Had Seen The Confederates' Three Cannons But A Forrest Ruse And Bluff Made It Appear As Fifteen Cannons To Which The Astonished Union Man Asked Forrest How Many He Had. Forrest Replied I Reckon That'S All That'S Kept Up. This Book Is A Trove Of Those Factual And Almost-Factual Happenings.