21st, 1864. after a union general revealed that forest personally shot a free black civilian worker, working for the union. and let me tell you about forest s honor in battle. a congressional report from 1864 refers to, quote, the same bad faith and treachery that seem to have become the settled policy of forrest, specifically forrest liked to send flags of truce to union forces and against the rules of engagement move his own troops to better positions while the union generals weighed his offer. that s what happened where forrest massacred hundreds of black and white union soldiers as they tried to surrender. a confederate sergeant wrote, quote, i with several others tried to stop thebutchery and at one time partially succeeded but general forrest ordered them
forest s honor in battle. a congressional report from 1864 refers to, quote, the same bad faith and treachery that seem to have become the settled policy of forrest, specifically forrest liked to send flags of truce to union forces and against the rules of engagement move his own troops to better positions while the union generals weighed his offer. that s what happened where forrest massacred hundreds of black and white union soldiers as they tried to surrender. a confederate sergeant wrote, quote, i with several others tried to stop thebutchery and at one time partially succeeded but general forrest ordered them shot down like dogs and the carnage continued. southern honor. and this is the mississippi man, the governor, barbour, who refuses to take a position on it.