As to Bragg whipping Forrest? No way. NBF once fought off four men, and that was after the war. He was, perhaps accidentally, shot in the hip by one of his officers. NBF killed the young man with a penknife.

I've never heard of anyone fighting with a penknife under code deullo. Mostly they used swords and pistols. When I was at OSU, I briefly took a fencing course. The instructor was not the largest or strongest guy around. In the local watering holes he would have had his head handed to him. Now, Stan, what do you think would have happen had he met those same boys, blade to blade. Different scenario, huh? What's the saying God made men, Colt made them equal? You see Stan, no matter how many yankees you can pick up on your horse (aside to Stan, I would not advise you try this on the east side of Columbus Ohio) If that man is more proficient with firearms, your brute force might be of no avail, you think?

Chase.