Thanks for a great article. Forrest has always been my favorite Confederate. I also have found it interesting that he is credited with founding the Ku Klux Klan.
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He initially supported the Klan and his fame being associated with it definitely helped it gain membership, especially as they gave him the effectively honorary title of Grand Wizard. But within only a few years Forrest was one of the main people trying to disband it because of the propensity for wanton violence that had grown. Unfortunately he couldn't because the Klan didn't have a hierarchical structure, and he really had no authority even as Grand Wizard.