One other point George. It does sometime pay to read the writings of flies...humm I mean Yankees. Sherman in his memories never blamed Forrest for the events at Fort Pillow, because Forrest did not personaly command the assault and "stopped the firing as soon as he could." Sherman had been told by "hundreds of our men, who were at various times prisoners in Forrest possession that he was very kind to them." He did say however that Forrest had "a desperate set of fellows under him, and at that very time there is no doubt the feeling of the Southern people were fearfully savage on this very popint of our making soldiers out of their late slaves. Sherman Memories, pp12-13.

Chase.