Bedford Forrest and His Critter Company

In Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Southern man of war, Andrew Lytle finds the quintessential Christian warrior "fighting for the traditional element in our society." With limited resources to command, Forrest led his…

In Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Southern man of war, Andrew Lytle finds the quintessential Christian warrior "fighting for the traditional element in our society." With limited resources to command, Forrest led his outnumbered men to victories that continue to be studied by students of the military arts. Asked who was the greatest soldier to serve under him during the war, Lee replied, "His name is Forrest." One of the original Southern Agrarians, Tennessean Andrew Nelson Lytle has written numerous novels, short fiction, literary criticisms, essays.