Description To pit the legendary Confederate cavalry leader Nathan Bedford Forrest and his veteran cavalry regiments against a rookie Union Infantry colonel and his four infantry regiments mounted on mules might seem laughable, but it turned out to be anything but.
In a textbook tac.
Its goal was to disrupt the rail line supplying Confederate troops in Tennessee.
The Union Raid began with a 300 mile boat trip, then began its move toward Georgia from the Mississippi/Alabama border.
Description To pit the legendary Confederate cavalry leader Nathan Bedford Forrest and his veteran cavalry regiments against a rookie Union Infantry colonel and his four infantry regiments mounted on mules might seem laughable, but it turned out to be anything but
