See, I told you we were in agreement. Forrest's influence was less than his performance warrented. He was not a "gentleman", literally or figuratively. The Fort Pillow contoversy was a drag on his reputation until after the war, when Congress cleared him of any wrongdoing, as they did with his alleged involvement with the KKK. Perhaps most importantly, his dispute with Bragg after Chikamauga hurt him politically, as Bragg was still Davis' pet at the time. Cleburne was the ideal proponent of the change in policy, and look what happened to him. He was passed over for promotion three times after his letter was sent up the chain of command, despite his succss on the field. If he had not been killed at Franklin, the Confederates might have won. BTW, he disagreed with the frontal assault, but followed orders to his death. Stan